Word: portion
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...planned that the national Lampoon will include a regional insert for College subscribers. That portion of the magazine is to be produced by undergraduate 'Poonies while the major part of the publication will be the responsibility of a professional staff. The publishers, Winter pointed out, will not be allowed to change anything in the regional insert on the "grounds of bad quality...
...more direct means available to the U.S. for breaking the Communist grip on Cuba? One possibility lies in the Monroe Doctrine-President James Monroe's 1823 warning to "the European powers" that the U.S. would "consider any attempt on their part to extend their system to any portion of this hemisphere as dangerous to our peace and safety...
...fact a landing mainly of supplies and support for our patriots who have been fighting in Cuba for months. Regretfully, we admit tragic losses among a small holding force. The force fought Soviet tanks and artillery, while being attacked by Russian MIG aircraft-a gallantry which allowed a major portion of our party to reach the Escambray Mountains...
...fate of the minority report is not certain. Members agree that it represents the views of a considerable portion of the Committee. The majority report was approved by the Council, 10 to 9, after long debate and interesting parliamentary activity...
...minute writing ability portion of the test hopes to "measure the student's command of grammar and diction as well as his ability to recognize verbose or unclear writing," the Educational Testing Service of Princeton, N.J., reports. The "test of general background," containing 90 questions, will test "the student's awareness of the intellectual and cultural context in which the law functions...