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Word: portion (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...philosophical concerns, the novel remains a suspensful and realistic detective story. The author's acuity of observation and penchant for statistical minutiae makes each character convincing and interesting. A significant portion of this short novel consists of meticulous descriptions of the victims and the circumstances of their deaths, making The Chain of Chance both a forensic pathologist's delight and a challenge to armchair sleuths, because, hidden among the barrage of details are the clues to this mystery. To understand them one might have to be pre-med, but the novel's tendency toward the arcane does not greatly detract...

Author: By Peter M. Engel, | Title: Murder by Chance | 4/17/1979 | See Source »

...Merciful. Praise be to God, the Cherisher and Sustainer of the Worlds; Most Gracious, Most Merciful; Master of the Day of Judgment. Thee do we worship, and Thine aid we seek. Show us the straight way, the way of those on whom Thou hast bestowed Thy Grace, those whose (portion) is not wrath, and who go not astray...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Special Report: Some sayings from a Holy Book | 4/16/1979 | See Source »

...large portion of the building's exterior is glass, which releases heat in the winter and lets in too much sunlight in the summer...

Author: By David A. Vicinanzo, | Title: Architects Honor Structure of Science Center | 4/11/1979 | See Source »

After implying for several years that a computer handles the freshmen House lottery from beginning to end, University officials admitted on Thursday that a portion of the housing assignment is done by hand, raising questions about the possibility of human error in the lottery...

Author: By Nancy F. Bauer, | Title: Russian Roulette | 4/7/1979 | See Source »

This will be the first Eastern League start and the first up north for "Zos," and the honor of opening the crucial portion of the schedule could understandably give even a grizzled veteran a case of the butterflies. Yet the righthander with the smooth delivery expressed no nervousness last night. "Maybe I'm crazy," he said, "but I'm just taking this one game at a time. I don't get too nervous about things...

Author: By David A. Wilson, | Title: Batsmen Take Taming Act to Princeton | 4/6/1979 | See Source »

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