Word: portion
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...agreements guaranteeing prices of the underdeveloped world's commodities. "Freedom of trade," the Pope contended, "is fair only if it is subject to the demands of social justice." He renewed his call, made during his 1964 visit to Bombay, for a world fund made up of a portion of the money now spent on armaments to "relieve the most destitute of this world." Whatever the channels, he declared, "superfluous wealth of rich countries should be placed at the service of poor nations." Otherwise, he predicted, the "continued greed" of the rich nations "will certainly call down upon them...
Feinbloom's binoculars are telemicroscopes mounted bifocal-style in the lower portion of ordinary prescription glasses. Made up of four lenses (one of them a "doublet" of two lenses cemented together) separated by three sealed air spaces, the tiny, high-powered units not only provide magnification but also correct aberrations. They are focused so that the lines of vision of both eyes converge at the normal reading distance of 16 inches. Since he developed the new glasses (price $300), Feinbloom has tried them out on 360 "blind" people. He has found fewer than ten whom they failed to help...
...goodly portion of Africans studying here find Americans outgoing and eager to help, but sometimes in a gnawingly superficial way. One Ivy League student analyzed our reaction this way: "The Americans are friendly and the most accommodating group you'll ever meet. But, this willingness to associate with others--a legacy of their informality -- lacks African warmth and European depth. The African looks for progressive personal understanding, which in many cases means asking too much...
...pursuing community actions and study projects. While most members of the community work full time at the institute, several have daytime secular jobs. They turn over their salaries to the institute, which in turn provides them with a living allowance based on marital status and family size. A portion of the funds is set aside for the college education of members' children. There is also a travel fund, which enables two couples to travel abroad for three months each year...
...that there is a considerable difference between Stalinism and Maoism because 1) the Chinese purges are bloodless, 2) the philosophy behind this Revolution is based on a theory of class struggle within a socialist society, and 3) Stalin did not have a plan for establishing "communes." A considerable portion of the Japanese intellectual community falls into this category...