Word: one-tenth
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...said that the generally accepted level for small, occupational work is 100 roentgens, but many reputable organizations have decided that when dealing with a large body of people--such as a nation--one should use a figure about one-tenth as large--that is, ten roentgens...
Such a force-in-being-or force-soon-to-be-demands the services of a phenomenal one-tenth of the U.S. labor force to man, equip, maintain and feed it. It also demands the unflagging efficiency, enthusiasm and watchfulness of the front-line crews and the steady support of the public during years of strain that know no letup. Whenever Admiral Radford gets away from his three briefcases of Sunday homework to take a drive with his wife Marianna (which is rarely), he must first outline his exact route to a duty officer, so that troopers can be deployed...
...TIME, Jan. 21). Bids for the art collection, including $69,000 for a pair of Boucher classic allegories, totaled $1,264,410. Mrs. Rovensky's two Oriental pearl necklaces (which were once exchanged for Carder's present Fifth Ave nue headquarters), now considered to be worth only one-tenth their original value, still brought $181,000. Her 213.1 carat diamond necklace was knocked down to Manhattan Jeweler Julius Furst for $385,000, highest price ever paid for any item at a U.S. auction. By week's end, with the Rovensky library still to be sold, the total...
During the early evening, Laszlo Magyar, a Hungarian swimmer, eclipsed an M.I.T. pool record of :61 by one-tenth of a second in the 100 yard backstroke. Other swimmers participated in races and demonstrations...
Cause of Cholon's unwonted somberness was a frontal assault by South Viet Nam's President Ngo Dinh Diem on a problem common to all Southeast Asian nations: the threat posed by unassimilated colonies of overseas Chinese. In South Viet Nam, where they make up only one-tenth of the population, Chinese control nearly two-thirds of the economy. Though many come from families that have been in the country for centuries, almost none have taken out Vietnamese citizenship...