Word: portions
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...than the demonstrative paradigm and the representative strong verbs. That reading consists largely of selections from the chronicles, loechdoms, and lives of the saints with an occasional smattering of verse. For the man interested in linguistics this course can be very fascinating since it will introduce him to that portion of our language which, though it represents surprisingly little of our contemporary vocabulary, is still its course and center. Little do we realize that in our conversation we are constantly using and repeating this Teutonic element of our speech in our commonest and homeliest words and phrases...
Seemingly no portion of the Free State populace is hostile to the Republican Army, for its troops paraded through 50 cities and notably through Dublin without booing, riots or opposition. Only female Republican marchers were in uniform (fetching green with saffron scarves) but the men in mufti drilled smartly, proved that their secret military training in past years is no myth. Since most Free Staters firmly believe that the Republican Army has large secret stocks of arms, there was natural Irish disappointment when the army chose to parade gunless...
...Jefferson Laboratory has been altered in a number of particulars. In the east end of the building and in the central portion on the north side, concrete construction was substituted for wood. Three machine shops are now located in the building, directly accessible to the new Research Laboratory. One is devoted exclusively to the use of Professor Bridgman, for his work on high pressures; one is for general work, and one is a precision shop. The Department of Physics has acquired, through the generous gift of Mrs. Gannett, the very valuable collection of lathes and machines tools, once the property...
Even so it is apparent that only a small portion of those seeking summer work can be placed. Last year 1357 students registered for summer work, and of these 371, or 27.3 per cent were placed. This was the highest number and percentage of summer placements on record. From these figures it is apparent that hardly more than one out of every four men registering this year will secure work through the office...
...framed the Administration's present tax program and, along with Governor Meyer of the Federal Reserve Board, conceived the idea of the Reconstruction Finance Corp. High-born, rich and brainy. Secretary Mills goes to the Cabinet a good man at a bad time. On him will fall a good portion of the onus for tax-upping. His will be the discouragement of keeping a Government's unbalanced books in hard times...