Word: portions
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Most linguistic experts strongly oppose such artificial attempts to control language by decree. They argue that languages must keep changing as new problems arise and new information needs to be communicated. Besides, the portion of English words in any major language is not statistically large --generally less than 5%, according to some estimates--and the process of adopting new words follows a sort of international balance of trade. Discotheque came into American usage from France, posh from England, brainwashing from China and so on. "I dislike any form of nationalism," says Italian Novelist Alberto Moravia, "least of all a nationalistic...
...panel devoted a large portion of its remarks to the implications of "compunication," the process that, in effect, allows computers to talk with one another...
Whitty says he was disappointed that Harvard would not agree to a plan--forwarded by Adams House Co-Master Jana Kiely--to lease a tract of land from St. Paul Church and set aside a portion of the property for homeless families and start a center for socially-conscious students...
...apparent. One block away from Leverett House, for instance, stands a church-owned parking lot which the University plans to lease to build student dormitories. Adams House Co-Master Jana Kiely proposed that Harvard lease the land, satisfy its own housing needs, and then set aside a portion for homeless families and a center for socially-concerned students...
...Government Department is waiting to see if Shattuck Professor of Government James Q. Wilson will accept a long-standing tenure offer from the University of California at Los Angeles, where he has spent a large portion of his time during the last several years...