Word: factors
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Burrowing through masses of data, he isolated one factor-family background-linking poverty and poor performance on the induction tests. Cen tral to both was the Negro. Fewer than half of all Negroes reached the age of 18 having lived all of their lives with both parents; 21% of Negro families were fatherless; at least 25%, and maybe as many as 40%, of Negro children were illegitimate...
Work on the underpass is now about 25 per cent complete--and slightly behind schedule. One factor slowing down construction is this summer's unusually heavy rainfall. The underpass is still nothing more than a gigantic hole in the ground and the rainwater it collects has made construction in some spots very difficult, if not impossible...
...little women sit daintily on the edges of their chairs avidly scribbling notes on U.S. management techniques into their big red notebooks. "We want you to remember," they were told by Stuart L. Mandell, professor of marketing at Lowell Technological Institute, "that you will have to face many factors in business, but the biggest factor is you-the boss." It appeared, however, that they were pretty well aware of their business status. Mrs. Tran Thi Muoi, 43, who owns a textile company, is advised by her husband, a retired army captain. But, says she, "I make all the decisions...
What undoubtedly frustrates all the small-state Governors is the rise of California's Reagan. He took office at the same time as Cargo and McCall and now has a lifetime total of six months of governmental experience. Without any visible effort, he has become a major factor in 1968-conceivably the candidate, at the least a man with a big say at the convention...
...Dollar Factor. The supply of available graduates is stretched tighter than ever. One major reason is the high demand from the military. Many companies are now signing on people who are only weeks away from draft calls in the hope of getting them back after their two-year stint. Another factor in reducing the supply is that the number of students going on for graduate degrees is still increasing...