Numbers in the news.65% Percentage of girls, ages 13 to 17, who say they have savings accounts; 52% of boys claim them. SOURCE: GALLUP POLL Gallup Poll Noun a sampling of the views of a representative cross section of the population, usually used to forecast voting [after G H Gallup, statistician] Gallup poll n → , NOV judgment notwithstanding the verdict (N.O.V.) n. reversal of a jury's verdict by the trial judge when the judge believes there was no factual basis for the verdict or it was contrary to law. The judge will then enter a different verdict as "a matter of law. . 2003 $4,694 Average yearly tuition for public colleges in 2003, up 14 % from 2002. SOURCE: THE COLLEGE BOARD 37% Percentage of Austrians who believe Arnold Schwarzenneger will one day be U.S. President. (The U.S. Constitution forbids Presidents who are not natural-born citizens.) SOURCE: GEHMACHER INSTITUT 56 YEARS Time that the world's longest-running show, Meet the Press, has been on TV, as of November. SOURCE: NBC NBC in full National Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. commercial broadcasting company. It was formed in 1926 by RCA Corp., General Electric Co. (GE), and Westinghouse and was the first U.S. company to operate a broadcast network. 18.5 HOURS Length of Singapore Air's new non-stop flight A non-stop flight in the aviation industry refers to any flight which does not involve any intermediate stops. Many laymen mistakenly assume that a "direct flight" is similar to a "non-stop flight". from L.A. to Singapore. 5.550 times as long as the Wright brothers' first flight. (See p. 24) SOURCE: THE WALL STREET JOURNAL |
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