Word: portion
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...Liberal Democratic Party." The third incident differed from the previous two in that the youth had undertaken the act out of a genuine political conviction. Obviously, the governmental party had nothing to do with this tragic event. Nor does it seem that the assassin represents a significant portion of the population, or act is suggestive of the strength of in Japan today. Nevertheless assassination is significant as an indicator of what could happen in a lacking a parliamentarian tradition the sense that we described above thermore, there is the possibility the assassination may lead to the of extremism both within...
Built-in Scope. The new bank has divided its cash in two. The larger portion, 85%, will be used for normal development loans repayable in the currency lent. The rest will make up a special fund for emergencies or for special projects outside the normal scope of banking, e.g., roads in Bolivia. Regardless of what currency the special loans are made in. they can be made repayable partly or wholly in the currency of the borrowing nation. Interest on normal loans will be a maximum of 6%, low by Latino standards; on special loans the rate will be as little...
...book comes closer to being the "reasoned analysis" promised in the foreword. The different views on the state of the nation are amplified with recent statements by the two candidates. And the conflict between the two parties is supported by a thumbnail historical digression. Further, the tone of this portion of the essay is, for the most part, clearly less inflammatory...
...unruly crowd from his Algiers balcony. For months, Salan was grimly steadfast as De Gaulle went on to promise Algerians a referendum offering three choices, including independence. Two weeks ago, Salan had enough. "No one," he said defiantly, has a right "to decide to give up a portion of territory under French sovereignty, above all in Algeria." The colons and right-wing ultras of Algiers, hailed Salan as their new leader...
UNHERALDED and often unrecognized, Johnson swoops down on his installations, taste-tests meals, listens to customers' chatter. If he finds a dirty rest room, an undersized portion or a lippy waitress, he may call up an executive in the middle of the night to dress him down. Johnson also occasionally samples Manhattan nightclubs with his fourth wife, but has sold his 60-ft. yacht, no longer collects paintings. "My hobby," he says, "is to talk and eat food." His favorite food is ice cream, which he stoutly (205 Ibs.) maintains "is not fattening." He eats at least a cone...