Word: fractionalized
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Those who participate in violent protest represent only a small fraction of Harvard students, although they receive most of the publicity. As individuals, I like many of them; as activists willing to sacrifice time and energy, I applaud them. Their violence, however, and their apparently ill considered positions, I deplore. David A. Rabson...
...percent for reductions would be a fair figure. A related issue is the policy of docking House tutors for the estimated worth of their dormitory rooms and meals. Should tutors, who provide a service to the Harvard Houses in return for their board, also lose a substantial fraction of their income...
...5000s in the past two years. The lightweight 6-in. shock stick is powered by a nine-volt rechargeable battery. When triggered while pressed against a person's body, it sends out 50,000 volts but, Nova claims, just .00006 of an amp, a tiny fraction of the amount that would give electricity a lethal jolt. A stun-gunned victim typically loses control of all voluntary muscles, drops and remains dazed and rubbery-legged for a few minutes...
...engineering students in America with a modern computer workstation joined by a network and linked to a central database would cost ten billion dollars. True, hardware cost have been declining at a compound rate of 25 percent for a number of years. But hardware makes up only a small fraction of the total cost of computer assisted education; the major expense lies in preparing suitable materials and maintaining the software and the machines. Thus, the overall costs of the new technology seem likely to remain high for the foreseeable future...
...voluntarism at its best. Sure, under the present system, Uncle Sam picks up part of the tuition tab, but the bulk of he funding comes from private sources Guaranteed student loans are made and administered by banks and other market systems, and cost the taxpayers only a fraction of the total size of the program if it's the taxpayer's only a fraction of the total size of the program. If it's the taxpayer's wallet you want to protect, directing students to state schools which aremore subsidized won't do the trick; in fact it will increase...