Search Details

Word: proportionably (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first (reverse)


Usage:

The 84 percent who don't vote are a prized constituency, often pitched to in larger proportion than their voting power may warrant.

Author: By Marc J. Ambinder and Parker R. Conrad, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERSS | Title: McCain Courts Young Republicans | 12/6/1999 | See Source »

"Perhaps the burnout casualties of the fall semester remove a significant proportion of potential burnout victims from the spring semester," he writes. "Yet the rhythms of the spring are similar to those of the fall: sticking one's head in the sand early leads to the disaster of the experience...

Author: By Victoria C. Hallett, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Fighting the Burnout Blues | 12/3/1999 | See Source »

It pays for 80 percent of dialysis costs, which are about $48,000 a year. It generally funds more than that proportion of transplant costs, which average $92,000.

Author: By Andrew S. Holbrook, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: HMS study finds racial gap in kidney transplants | 11/29/1999 | See Source »

2% Proportion of auto thefts that are carjackings

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Numbers: Nov. 29, 1999 | 11/29/1999 | See Source »

Headlines, of course, tend to paint matters in black and white; the true picture of race relations in the American military is more one of half-full, half-empty. Although the Pentagon sat on the conclusions of the congressionally mandated race report for two years, grappling with how to present...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: G.I. Blues in Black and White | 11/23/1999 | See Source »

Previous | 177 | 178 | 179 | 180 | 181 | 182 | 183 | 184 | 185 | 186 | 187 | 188 | 189 | 190 | 191 | 192 | 193 | 194 | 195 | 196 | 197 | Next