Word: percent
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National Merit asked the top two percent of present high school seniors, as determined by Merit tests, to name the colleges they would most like to attend. About 35,000 seniors were polled...
...recent survey conducted here on the Yale campus concerning the U.S. and its stand against the Communist bloc. The usually liberal-minded Ivy Leaguers recognized wherein the threat lies, and a surprising majority (86%) stated that the U.S. should become more aggressive in the cold war. Ninety-five percent thought that the Soviet Union usually assumes the initiative, thus making it imperative for the U.S. to embark upon unprecedented offensive maneuvers. Among the most frequent suggestions as to how the battle should be carried out was through "foreign economic aid and trade." Others stressed intensified propaganda, fomenting revolts and supporting...
...usual, the freshmen topped the donors. Their $2,530 covered 40 per cent of the Yard quota. Leverett contributed $340 (33 percent of its goal), white Kirkland followed with $710 (34 per cent of its target...
...treating cancer of the breast, thiotepa has proved to be a useful ally of surgery. Said Dr. Ravdin: "Twenty percent more women did not have their cancer reoccur" when the drug was used with surgery...
...report, reprinted in part by the Bulletin, Bender criticized the College for a trend toward academic elitism caused by accepting only applicants from the top one-percent of high school graduates and toward an economic elitism caused by rising tuition and an inadequacy of scholarship funds to meet the higher costs...