Word: fractionalized
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...Eastwood is also correct that black soldiers represented a small fraction of the total force deployed on the island. That argument doesn't placate Yvonne Latty, a New York University professor and author of a book about African-American veterans. Black soldiers "had the most dangerous job," she says. "If you were going to show the soldiers' landing, you'd need to show [African-Americans] on the beach." In Flags of Our Fathers, which shows the landing in significant detail, African-Americans appear only in fleeting cutaway shots and in a photograph during the film's closing credits...
...only significant restoration took place between 1982 and 1986. That project repaired and upgraded the aging structures, from installing outlets and replacing floors to full redesigns of some of the oldest Quad buildings. Even so, the bill for these renovations was only a fraction of what the upcoming project will cost...
...office is in the [Harvard] Kennedy School and a pretty large fraction of my interactions are with the professional schools and with members of the economics department, and many of the younger scientists, and those are groups with whom I always felt very comfortable and supported....So I haven’t had much interaction with the segments of the Faculty who were most hostile when I was president. But when there have been meetings, I think there’s a sense on both sides that what’s past is past...
...Half in Ten" proposals are practical, proven and effective measures to get us closer to that goal. They could be enacted tomorrow if Congress and the President chose to, and for a fraction of the cost of George Bush's tax cuts for the wealthy. This kind of leadership might not happen this year, but we can hope for the future. Both Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton have embraced these goals and with a Democratic President, I know they will be reached...
...show the progress that [Jantzen] has made,” Weiss said of the rookie after the NCAA Chamionships. “He’s wrestled totally differently from the beginning of the season.” Jantzen and O’Connor represent only a fraction of the talented and youthful lineup poised to return in the winter. While seniors Preston, Matt Button, and Bobby Latessa will be sorely missed, O’Connor expressed the hunger of the squad to be competitive once again for the Ivy League crown. “We have another great recruiting...