Word: fractionalism
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...experts argue over whether the actual rate of child abuse is rising, or just the reporting of it. Either way, only a small fraction of all abuses is reported. Guesses on the "tip of the iceberg" range from 10% to 25% of actual cases, but no one really knows...
...tightening of laws against wife beating has resulted in higher conviction rates. In Duluth, for example, 82% of those arrested for spouse abuse are convicted, up from 20% in 1979. Still, only a fraction of abusive husbands are reported to the authorities, much less arrested and convicted...
Stock traders obviously are concerned. After going down nearly 50 points in two weeks because of worry about interest rates, the Dow Jones industrial average recovered only a fraction of a point Friday in response to the drop in unemployment, and closed at 1,183. Its 1983 high: 1,248, on June 16. No fretting, however, occurred among Reagan and his aides. "This is a red-letter day in the White House," said Communications Director David Gergen. "Unemployment went down-and Congress is going home." The President joked: "There's one way we can tell our program is beginning...
Chances appear slim that investors stuck with Whoops 4 and 5 bonds will ever recoup their losses. Says Bettie Fullmer: "The only people who are going to make money are the lawyers." Many victims have already sold the securities at a tiny fraction of their face value to speculators, some of whom are betting that the Government will eventually bail out Whoops, giving them a big profit...
...time by Richard Dickinson is simple and sure. Its few gestures toward stylization sit a trifle uneasily on Jeanne Jones as Persephone, who looks exactly like a China shepherdess; she also looks a little time like she's watching herself in a minor and her voice errs by a fraction of a timber towards stiffness. But Gide's beautiful words gradually enable her to relax her delivery and precise ensemble work by the nymphs further softens the effects...