Word: ratio
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...fact is clear: those who will be killed by chemical weapons are civilians. Millions would die if a major chemical war broke out in Europe and the ratio of soldiers to civilians would be small...
Last week harried U.S. Geological Survey workers noticed a quirky change in the volcano's gaseous emissions. Abruptly, the 5-to-1 ratio of carbon dioxide to sulfur dioxide dropped sharply to 2.4 to 1. Similar drops preceded at least two of the post-May 18 eruptions. That raised immediate concern that the volcano was about to blow again. But the ratio is no certain predictor. Says Geologist Bob Noble: "We don't have anything that's 100% accurate...
There's always the same amount of good luck and bad luck in the world. If one person doesn't get the bad luck, somebody else will have to get it in their place. (etc., etc.) We can never alter the ratio of good to evil. All we can do is keep things stirred up so neither good nor evil solidifies. That's when things get scary. Life is like a stew, you have to stir it frequently, or all the scum rises...
Although he has a gem of a tailback in Rick Villella, out for much of last season with a rib injury, he has little depth in the backfield, Carbone threw for 895 yards and had a 53.5-per-cent completion ratio last year, but lost topflight receiver Mark Farnham to graduation. But the Bruins will be strong up front, led by hulking senior Jon McCabe...
Although he has a gem of a tailback in Rick Villella, out for much of last season with a rib injury, he has little depth in the backfield, Carbone threw for 895 yards and had a 53.5-per-cent completion ratio last year, but lost topflight receiver Mark Farnham to graduation. But the Bruins will be strong up front, led by hulking senior Jon McCabe...