Word: portions
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...licensee gets some latitude in selecting which local promotions and public service projects to bankroll, but no choice whatever as to whether to be a do-gooder or not. Community service is a Ray Kroc obsession, and every McDonald's licensee is expected to spend a generous portion of profits on it. Headquarters gives each licensee a thick book of suggested promotions and constantly prods him to come up with new ones on his own. In New York's Harlem, Lee Dunham, one of McDonald's 60 black licensees, serves free hamburgers to unwed mothers every Saturday...
...major fiascos of the Crimson kicking game last Fall was coverage. This year, Restic has set aside a daily portion of practice to beef up this important area of the game. Since there are no "regular" kick coverage men, what this season will bring is a mystery. But on the basis of the extra work Restic is devoting to it, it would seem that KICK COVERAGE looks FAIR TO GOOD...
...undergraduate crowd common in Square restaurants. In exchange for somewhat expensive prices, the Patisserie provides several varieties of croissants, coffee, sandwiches and pastry. And if you are fortunate to find a seat it is yours for as long as it takes you to read the paper or write a portion of your current manuscript...
...introduction to Marilyn, Mailer freely admits that the major portion of his sources for the book were two previously written works on Monroe--Norma Jean, by Fred Guiles, and Marilyn Monroe by Maurice Zolotow. Mailer said he first contracted to write a preface to this collection of over a hundred photographs organized by photographer and entrepreneur Larry Schiller because he needed money. $50,000 for 25,000 words in two months, and Mailer could once again make the alimony payment to his four former wives, repay his agent, Scott Meredith, and as he revealed on the Cavett show...
...typical of banks to also require borrowers to leave a portion of the loan on deposit, making the real cost of money about...