Word: factoring
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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After years of an English acceptance of the Germans as a darkly brooding people, this Lichtenberg collection comes as an enlightening influence. Let this fact be no determining factor, however, in one's interest in Lichtenberg. Though writing during the Enlightenment, he is definitely oriented towards the modern world. What Lichtenberg has to say about his own day is quite applicable to our own: "Man is so perfectible and corruptible that he can become a madman through sheer intellect...
Furthermore, before such a program can begin it must be submitted to the Committee on Educational Policy, perhaps to the Committee on General Education, and finally to the entire Faculty. In the deliberations, the key factor will be the ability, and willingness, of the Departments to supply the necessary instructors...
Demand for the new models is strong. One big factor is the powerful sales appeal of the compact cars, which account for 25% of total 1960 models produced so far. The orders are pouring in so fast that Ford last week made plans to shift over its Metuchen (N.J.) Mercury plant to produce Ford's Falcon and the new Comet, scheduled to make its appearance next spring. Ford will not cut back on Mercury -other Mercury plants will take up the slack. It just needs a third production facility to turn out all the compacts the U.S. public apparently...
...reports indicate that Army will be a good team to prepare for, because if the cadets produce their customary brand of squash, their play will be unimaginative but dogged, unspectacular but effective. Conditioning will therefore be a key factor in the games...
...scoring punch of the first unit, but "this fall," he said, "There's not so much difference between the lines." That he will be able to throw three lines of almost equal ability at the opposition, constantly, keeping the pressure on the opposing goalie, unquestionably will be an important factor in lifting the team's point total...