Word: portion
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...portion of Harvard's plan which reduceseach student's self-help by $2,000 echoes a movemade by MIT last March, when the Institute droppedself-help by $1,000 per student...
...race in the 28th Middlesex District, which contains Central Square and the eastern portion of the Harvard campus, including Leverett House, is a fiery one as well, with three candidates challenging Democratic incumbent Rep. Alvin E. Thompson...
From first-grade teachers to overworked TFs, grading student essays consumes a huge portion of instructors' time. Multiple-choice tests and oral exams are imperfect solutions to the problem, and students' writing skills go untried...
...most unusual feature is that each fund has an index component designed to match its benchmark--the S&P 500, Russell 3000 or some other. The index portion can run as high as 80% of the fund. Manager picks make up the rest of the portfolio. The funds hold virtually no cash. This unusual approach ensures that the funds will track the market when fund managers see few bargains, but gives them room to tilt hard toward favorite stocks--and outrun the market--when greater values emerge. Of course, it's a matter of how well they pick stocks. That...
...fixing garages were his summer or permanent employment; it turned out to be permanent and he, the company owner's son. I asked if he had a lot of business, did peoples' garage doors really break so frequently? Yes, it turns out that klutzes and shlamazels comprise a large portion of the local population...