Word: split
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...such weighing in political cases could prove explosive to the faculty. It had already split 192-99 in this case, and the debates, both on and off the record, had been hotter than anyone could remember. Moreover, the executive branch of Harvard was displeased. President Pusey called the faculty's action, "very disturbing...
Underbidding the Weak. The acrimony reflects the deep split among Wall Streeters over proposals for the most fundamental changes in their business since the '30s. Millions of investors have a considerable stake in the outcome because the future of the New York Stock Exchange is in question. It has been weakened lately by the rise of regional exchanges and the "third market," where brokers arrange private trading of listed securities. As the nation's central market for securities, the New York Exchange is subject to much stricter public scrutiny than other markets. But in order to pay lower...
...hour drive to Ann Arbor, and a round trip should cost about $75 in gas and tolls. Split that among five people in a car and it comes out to $15 each. If you need a ride or can offer rides, call the CRIMSON and leave the necessary information. the presence of 16 American soldiers in Cambodia was "a direct violation of the intention of the Senate, the sentiment of the country, and the President's statement of last June." At that time, Harrington said, Nixon "said that we would not give direct air support to either Cambodians or South...
Shepard should fit very well into Apollo 14's command seat. His ear now seems in excellent shape. "I still have a muted ringing in it, like a dog whistle," he says, "but I hardly notice it." He has also apparently mastered, in spite of initial difficulties, the split-second control techniques of the tricky lunar lander. Indeed, his confidence should help bolster all of NASA at a critical moment in its history. "I suppose," muses Shepard, "if we don't make it back to earth, somebody will say the poor son of a bitch wasn...
...must be shipped over a long and costly route to Europe. Libya demanded a 30? increase in the posted price of its oil-the price used to calculate the tax paid by companies. That would bring it to $2.53 a barrel. Gaddafi also insisted that the traditional 50-50 split on profits between the host country and producing companies be changed to 55-45 in Libya's favor. Led by Los Angeles-based Occidental, which depends on Libyan wells for a large part of its supplies, the three dozen companies that operate in Libya all caved in. Other...