Word: factoring
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...presidential race between Republican Dwight Eisenhower and Democrat Adlai Stevenson, the strange atmosphere of quiet wrapped up the Republicans' secret hopes for an unprecedented landslide; it held the Democrats' last hopes for upsetting the form charts. The quiet was, in fact, about the only unfathomed factor of the 1956 campaign; every other index pointed to Eisenhower's reelection, probably with more than 380 electoral votes...
...thing, however, is certain. Too much radioactivity is disastrous to animal life. It is clear that the United States is in no position to play with nuclear weapons when no one is certain of the exact safety factor. The wisest course of action under these uncertain circumstances is to ban the testing of the high-powered hydrogen bombs which are the really significant producers of radiation hazard...
...success of the present Annex tutor affiliate program has been an important factor in contributing to the hope for an expansion of student-tutor contacts, Jordan indicated...
...Another factor in making music come to life is the use of the proper sized auditorium. In Paine Hall, Handel's Concerto Grosso Opus 6 no. 4 was not dwarfed accoustically as it might have been in Sanders Theater. Senturia drove his strings to the kind of relentless rhythm that can make Baroque music so exciting. While the accuracy of the violins was not quite 100 percent, the counterpoint was clear and the pacing excellent...
However, he told the CRIMSON that the British Medical Society and the International Committee on Radiological Protection have decided on a minimum safety factor which is one-tenth of the one currently accepted by the AEC. That is, these organizations feel that the human body can tolerate only ten percent of the radio-strontium which the AEC currently deems safe...