Word: ratios
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...present, and for the next two to three years, the physical ratio of the number of weapons that can reach the front from the Arab nations bordering on Israel and from the expeditionary forces of other Arab countries is 3 to 1 in favor of the Arabs. If you take into account all the weapons the Arabs have, the ratio is more difficult. While the Israelis are outnumbered by the combined Arab armies in manpower and weaponry, U.S. military experts believe that the generally superior quality of their equipment and training still gives them an edge, especially...
...what other steps are needed remains a subject of sharp debate. Quad House residents oppose moves to alter the class balance or sex ratio at their Houses or to move out all upperclassmen. Many in the University also oppose the radical 1-1-2 plan, which would dissolve the Quad House and alter the class makeup of the River Houses...
...against 61.6 of Catholic professors and 31.7 per cent of the Protestants. This enormous difference between Jewish and Christian attendance at religious services cannot be explained by the corrosive effect rationalism had on the religion of academics, because it would presumably have affected all professors in similar ways. A ratio of 6:1 or 12:1 can only be understood as an attempt by most Jewish professors to adjust to an environment hostile to Judaism. Two per cent converted to Christianity; many became staunch humanists with a warm feeling for all aspects of culture and religion, so long...
...Harvard administration wanted to do any one thing to make things easier for women here, it would institute a 1 to 1 ratio. But now that the days of equal access are upon us, the likelihood of that happening is just about nil. Equal access, like the Radcliffe bitch myth, is an instance of Harvard's subtle sexism surfacing--and again, surfacing in a way that is ambiguous enough so that many women don't see anything sexist about it at all. As usual, there's no one specific to blame, and everyone means well and sincerely believes that they...
...over busing. Federal District Court Judge W. Arthur Garrity's Phase Two plan for school desegregation, announced in May, calls for the busing of some 25,000 students, up from 18,000 last year, to ensure that the racial mixture at most Boston schools approximates the citywide student ratio of 52% white, 36% black and 12% other minorities. But the Boston school committee, a steadfast opponent of busing, has been stalling on preparations for transportation, security and other matters. Recently, Garrity postponed school opening by one week, to Sept. 8, to give the school committee more time...