Word: fractionating
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...process, Smith would be quoted extensively (see the April 16 Crimson), permitting his ideas to be heard by the tiny fraction of the student body whom he is trying to reach. Of course, because the newspapers would decide not to carry the ads, the only costs for this publicity would be those for printing, envelopes and stamps...
...THREE-fourths), says the eager second-grader as he holds up a card with the fraction spelled out in Japanese hiragana script and numerals. Then a classmate selects a segmented triangle that illustrates the fraction. "Atte imasuka?" (Is that correct?) asks the teacher from Tokyo. "Hai," says the class in unison as little hands go up to answer the next question...
Eventually, using DNA probing techniques on 31 pediatric tumor samples, Garcea showed that a large fraction of the samples reacted with the sequence for the SV40 t-antigen...
...lead singer, Dito, does sound like Bono--but sans the passion. His voice is even scratchy enough at times to mimic Bryan Adams', but, again, with a fraction of the fervor...
...Satellite data helped pinpoint the targets. But the Navy complains that owing to shortcomings in communications, the Air Force was able to get most of the data -- as well as the glory -- while Navy personnel were stuck with a limited role because they could receive only a tiny fraction of the vital information. As part of a plan for a sweeping reorganization of U.S. intelligence, CIA Director Bob Gates now says he will fix the mess so that all services have ready access to such intelligence data in the future...