Word: size
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...Sacred Mosque is a gigantic holy place that can hold as many as 300,000 worshipers. At the center of its courtyard, which is 40 acres in size, is the Ka'ba. Muslims believe that this cube-shaped structure, covered always by a black cloth embroidered in gold, was erected to God by Abraham and that it was cleansed of idols by the Prophet Muhammad in A.D. 630. The Ka'ba is the chief focus of prayer and ritual during the hajj, the annual pilgrimage that this year drew more than 2 million Muslims to Mecca...
Howard Baker: His pursuit of the broad center has produced a six-point economic program that exudes moderation. He calls for a phased four-year schedule of tax cuts, of so far undetermined size. He pledges not to impose wage and price controls, promises to restrict the growth of the money supply, and vaguely calls for a two-year "moratorium" on the issuing of new regulations. He supports a constitutional amendment that would require a balanced budget unless a deficit is approved by two-thirds of Congress. To stimulate saving and investment, he would exempt from taxation at least some...
When a child wonders about size-Am I big for my age? Or too small? Will I always be short...
...Herbert gauges his mini-stature by standing next to his parents, always a mistake. Depressed, he sets out on his own. So does Philomel, who feels humongous next to her little family. But when boy and girl meet in the woods, they discover that they are the same size. Everything is relative, observes this cascade of wise rhymes. Einstein would have been pleased...
...most Afro-American Studies concentrators disagree with the visiting committee's evaluation. "Afro-Am can survive as a department as long as the University (President Bok and Dean Rosovsky) gives the department the support it is giving to other departments comparable in size to Afro-American Studies." Kenneth E. Walker '82, a joint concentrator in Afro-Am and Economics, said yesterday