Word: portioning
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Brown said that the company could no longer afford to carry on its books at inflated values the portion of its physical plant that advancing technology has made obsolete...
According to the FBI affidavit, Harper in 1975 was introduced by Hugle, whom he called "the Big Man," to Polish intelligence officials. Hugle is described by one associate as "a good guy at putting deals together." The Poles had a portion of a "shopping list" of secrets that the Soviet KGB wanted, and still wants, to buy. The master list is said never to leave Moscow. Harper in 1975 turned over items of U.S. technological information. But they apparently were relatively minor: he was paid no more than $7,500 for them...
Austin Hall, which was the sole Law School building for 20 years, currently houses a large portion of the school's classrooms, and the legal service organizations as well as the historical Ames Courtroom...
...seems obvious that there is no all-purpose ideal curriculum. I believe that students in a residential setting benefit by sharing at least a portion of the identical curriculum with one another and with capable and interested faculty members, in the hope that this would encourage a conversational and intellectual collegiality. I would wish that the contents of such a coherent program would vary in response to the interests of those faculty who are at once capable scholars (or creative artists in some medium) and teachers who are evocative with minimum hidden agendas, including crowd-pleasing. There are many great...
...program as The Day After, almost paralyzed with reluctance. By some accounts, the network has lined up four or five sponsors; by others, it has sold only half the 25 available 30-sec. commercial spots. "I couldn't confirm half, but I know it's a good portion," comments Jeff Tolvin, ABC's director of business information, with gingerly care. The network is charging a hefty $135,000 a spot-a price that could dip as show time approaches and empty air time looms-but the problem, according to Madison Avenue, is not monetary...