Word: portions
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...must decide the main purpose of skiing. The experts who hurtle nonchalantly down the slopes say it's the actual schussing; others who hurtle awkwardly into snowdrifts aren't so sure; the beginner can't stay on his feet long enough to reach a conclusion. A small portion of male skiers and a far larger female contingent end this conflict by deciding it's the social lift that makes the ski weekend. These, dear reader, are the snowbunnies...
This sentence indicates the "light year" to be a unit of time, whereas it is actually a unit of distance-as defined in another portion of the article...
...first portion of the evening...
Deflater. The Federal Reserve Board took another cautious step to curb inflation. It raised reserve requirements (i.e., the portion of demand deposits which cannot be used for loans) in New York and Chicago commercial banks from 20% to 22% beginning Feb. 27. In effect, an additional $500-odd million will be put into cold storage, thus shrinking credit. FRB is expected to raise reserve requirements gradually in the two big money centers to the present legal limit...
...nation's ears. As international president of A.F.M., Petrillo assumed unlimited power. The union's bylaws solemnly assert: "It shall be his duty ... to (a) enforce the constitution, bylaws, standing resolutions or other laws and resolutions or (b) annul or set aside same or any portion thereof . . . and substitute other . . . provisions of his own making. . . ." He began making war on a grander scale...