Word: percent
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...fact, some say he has already won a partial victory, as the debate now seems to be framed in terms of 100 percent random or nothing...
...leery of administrative attempts at the "social engineering" of residential life at Harvard, several masters say Jewett's proposal to randomly assign at least 50 percent of the spaces in all 12 houses is both unnecessary and futile. Such a move promises to make the houses more homogeneous and lessen their importance in the life of the College, they...
...haven't met anybody who likes the idea of 50 percent," says James M. Harmon '93, the student leader of the first-year students' Committee Against Randomization. "People have said that Jewett just said 50 so that 100 percent would look better down the road--then he could implement the policy without being the one responsible...
Electricity was restored to about 98 percent of the area, utility employee Greg Pruett said. an armada of boats assembled to ferry commuters across the San Francisco Bay as business got closer to normal. The main lifeline between San Francisco and Oakland, the Bay Bridge, was closed with a 30-foot section collapsed and estimates for its reopening have grown more pessimistic, with some officials saying it could take as long as two months...
...stock market is something you really can't learn about in class," said Steyn, who was in the top 10 percent of the 11,250 competitors in last year's contest...