Word: portion
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...spending, as does fund raising itself. Major players in the fund-raising game are the thousands of political-action committees, ordained by Congress to funnel contributions from special-interest groups to political candidates. In 1976 PACs were responsible for 28% of the contributions to House incumbents; in 1994 their portion had risen to more than...
...while students aren't entirely displeased with the commons--citing its convenient location, relaxed setting and decent food--a substantial portion of students in dozens of interviews say that the commons is broken, and an even more substantial portion believes it needs to be changed...
Recent immigrants do not qualify but represent a significant portion of those who need such housing, she said...
Each university will direct a large portion of this funding toward updating its own internal network to make its system compatible with Internet II technology...
...reclining on one arm in a shadowy hut, looking at some sunstruck foliage through the slats of an open, louvered glass window. In most of her pictures Goldin's friends don't get out much in daylight. With a pensive expression, Brian regards the natural world in a manageable portion about the size you might get through a TV screen...