Word: aspect
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...some differences cause more pain than amusement. Many of the African students say they are perturbed by the constant rivalry among their peers. "In every aspect of student life, there is cutthroat competition at one level or another," says Ndiaye. "There's so much pressure. The students don't have time to socialize," Okhwatenie says...
...course, the Olympics and the Presidential elections are not alike in every aspect. In both cases the winners are determined by a panel of judges; but in the Olympics these delegates are chosen by the Olympic Committee, while in the elections they are chosen by the Republican National Committee. Foreigners are not allowed to enter the Presidential elections; in the Olympics they can, and usually win. Presidential candidates can be paid for their work, but are not supposed to pay others for endorsements; Olympic athletes cannot be paid for their work, but can be paid for endorsements...
...target of Democratic affections, the man to whom Wright would most like to assign the conduct of U.S. policy in Central America, is Costa Rican President Arias. He has become the authority for what is right and what is not. With his Nobel aura, Arias has taken on the aspect of a man who has transcended mere politics and national interest...
Take a recent description of an aspect of Hegel's philosophy that I read. What the author meant to say in the sentence was that Hegel believed that self-consciousness lay at the core of mankind's production of artwork. Instead he produced a sentence with many "qua's" scattered throughout. He even added a German passage in the middle of the sentence without feeling any particular need to translate...
...should begin now." He added, "I'm a sinner, but my religion tells me that all of us are sinners." His rivals never mentioned Hart's character or morals. Two hours was all it took for Hart, who seemed wan and out of practice, to take on the earnest aspect of just another Democrat debating issues...