Word: portioning
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...three networks' share of the prime-time viewing market has dropped from 90% of the country's viewers in 1980 to 76% today, and analysts expect that percentage to drop to as low as 70% in 1990. Within the shrinking network slice of prime-time audience, the CBS portion has narrowed, from 29% in 1982-83 to 26% last year. NBC's helping, on the other hand, has grown from 24% to 27% on the strength of such winners as The Cosby Show and Family Ties. This year only NBC was able to raise its prime-time ad rates, hiking...
...part of his takeover defense, Wyman went looking for a "white squire" who would buy a major portion of CBS in case a hostile bid seemed likely to succeed. He found Tisch, largely at the urging of CBS Board Member James Wolfensohn, a friend of the billionaire's who is also a former partner at the Salomon Brothers investment firm. According to Wolfensohn, Tisch had become interested in CBS during the Helms takeover crusade, which the investor deplored...
...technical aid." Another group, Emily's List, was established last year to help Democratic women gain Senate seats. Emily stands for Early Money Is Like Yeast, and the organization has raised $200,000 for Missouri's Woods and Maryland's Mikulski. Republicans, on the other hand, generally funnel a portion of the party's campaign funds into women's campaigns...
...apparent. One block away from Leverett House, for instance, stands a church-owned parking lot which the University plans to lease to build student dormitories. Adams House Co-Master Jana Kiely proposed that Harvard lease the land, satisfy its own housing needs, and then set aside a portion for homeless families and a center for socially-concerned students...
...underlying issue behind last week's violence was a rent strike, supported by a substantial portion of Soweto's black population, against the township's black councilors. The system of renting houses within the townships has been a source of resentment for years. Until recently, blacks were unable to purchase property in the townships because they were legally regarded as citizens of some distant "homeland." Last year, however, the government changed its policy and permitted them to buy township homes. Some 10,000 families have since done so, but most residents cannot afford the $800 or more that it costs...