Word: comparison
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John Collins, 56, senior specialist in national defense at the Congressional Research Service. Responsible for providing the Congress with a steady stream of "issue briefs" on national security questions, Collins has just completed a detailed and controversial comparison of U.S. and Soviet military capabilities...
...would be a mistake to stretch the comparison to an American musical too far. Don Q does have a purely classical dream sequence as well as the familiar wedding pas de deux. Many of the steps come from the century-old Marius Petipa choreography (as revised by Alexander Gorsky). It is in the brashness, polish and satirical twists that Don Q seems transplanted. As Jerome Robbins broke up the anonymity of the old musical chorus line, Baryshnikov has livened up the role played by the corps de ballet, giving many of the 50-odd dancers at least some individuality. Several...
...costs as an indication that parents may not be as badly off as they think they are. But families have new expenses, like skyrocketing energy costs, while at the same time the tight job market makes college seem a necessity these days rather than a desirable option, so a comparison of parents' relative ability to pay is difficult...
...reporting to Miller. That seems plausible enough. At the time Bell officials were allegedly informed of Khatemi's interest in Air Taxi, Iran was a very minor client. Bell had sold only 15 helicopters to all of Asia during a four-year period in the mid-1960s, in comparison with 2,000 helicopters a year to the U.S. armed forces. Further, Bell is only one division of Textron, which also makes chain saws, roller bearings, zippers and myriad other products that claimed Miller's attention...
...prescribed model for criticizing writing will be pushed" in the new course, Bolker said. Instead, she hopes for simply some discussion and comparison of critical techniques...