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...stamp your file with a black stamp, which means, 'Forget about America.' " Khamov, 25, an electrician who wants to settle in Orvado, Colorado, ignores him. Not that the self-appointed expert is wrong: ever since communist control ended, the U.S. embassy has been cherry-picking, allowing only a small fraction of these sweat-stained, hope-driven applicants through. But Khamov and his extended family (13 in all), who have joined the visa line straight from their 55-hour train ride from Siberia, may actually have a shot. They will be applying on a time-honored ground: freedom from religious intolerance...
According to Marshall's statement, guidelines apply "to only a small fraction of our faculty since most are paid substantially less than this amount." Two medical school physi- Cians agreed that they did not believe theirsalaries were in any danger of exceedingguidelines...
Under the guise of reform, the Clinton Administration wants to control an industry which composes a large fraction of total GNP. He has introduced the same old proposals--increased taxes, greater government control, new bureaucracies, price controls and rationing--which have failed time and time again...
...Koutrakis and a team of fellow Harvard researchers have invented a handy portable device for measuring levels of ozone that is not only convenient to use, but makes accurate readings at a fraction of the price...
...fraction of the Faculty in attendance--not normally noted for its collected quick wit--paused. Then everyone laughed...