Word: portioning
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...independence, those privileges were lost, and the Sikhs became politically subservient to the Hindu majority. Soon they began agitating for their own state. In 1966 they were given Punjab by the federal government. Although that state has India's richest, most fertile land, the Sikhs still felt their portion was too small compared with that of neighboring Haryana, the state created at the same time for the Hindus. Therefore, the Akali Dal Party, the political arm of the Sikhs, began an insistent drumbeat of peaceful protest. In 1973 the Akalis passed a resolution setting out various religious and political...
...Americans fall victim each year to handgun deaths. Hart's proposals are unlikely to lower this toll. His suggested background check would have little impact. First, states which already have such procedures acknowledge that because of limited police resources, they rarely run the examination. Second, a large portion of violent crimes are committed by those without a previous record. Finally, established criminals would have no problem buying weapons "hot" or simply stealing them...
...large portion of the funds raised came from patrons and sponsors, not all of whom attended last night's concert. About 700 tickets were sold...
...such factors as continuity, compatibility and customer support, prime virtues of IBM. In the vola tile computer business, however, history has shown that significant technical achievements can attract consumers away from the most deeply entrenched standards. Two examples: in the mid-1960s the minicomputers emerged and captured a sizable portion of the market once dominated by big mainframe computers; in the late 1970s microcomputers took business away from both mainframes and minis. Now Apple's Macintosh may be providing another example of dubious conventional wisdom...
...Once we gave him that check, our portion of the contract was fulfilled," he said...