Word: one-fiftieth
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...refer to it as “the” McMansion because there is really only one version sold. Designed (roughly) as a one-fiftieth scale model of the palace of Versailles, with a few elements taken from Cinderella’s Castle, the same McMansion is found all the way from Detroit to Dubuque, and everywhere in between...
...roughly 5,000 jobs. Philadelphia, the site of the Republican National Convention in 2000, estimates the direct economic impact of that convention at $170 million. But Philadelphia’s Mayor Edward Rendell, a Democrat who this month was elected Governor of Pennsylvania, claims the direct benefit is only one-fiftieth of what the city gained indirectly—benefits stemming from public works projects financed in connection with the convention...
However, ripples are also being felt at institutions that, while selective, can ill afford to bid more for top students. Pennsylvania's Dickinson College has an endowment less than one-fiftieth the size of Princeton's and must carefully husband aid. "Princeton," says Dickinson vice president for enrollment and student life Robert Massa, "has reduced the maneuverability of making a financial-aid package competitive...
...However, ripples are also being felt at institutions that, while selective, can ill afford to bid more for top students. Pennsylvania's Dickinson College has an endowment less than one-fiftieth the size of Princeton's and must carefully husband aid. "Princeton," says Dickinson vice president for enrollment and student life Robert Massa, "has reduced the maneuverability of making a financial-aid package competitive...
...election that drew about a quarter of the student body to the polls, Cabot's seven-vote turnout represents less than one-fiftieth of the House's overall population...