Word: comparisons
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...White Knights because the more widely known klan, the United Klans of America, led by Robert Shelton, was not "aggressive" enough in resisting the civil rights movement. The White Knights looked on the United Klans as "sissies." I hope some of Pol Pot's DNA has been saved. A comparison with the DNA of Bowers would show that they are related. EDWARD C. SMITH JR. Folsom...
...while Radcliffe's endowment spending may seem liberal--especially in comparison to Harvard's stingy 3.7 percent--Vice President for College Relations Bonnie Clendenning contends that Radcliffe is "financially conservative," saying the trustees are usually cautious to avoid going into debt...
...November election's low turnout reflected voter apathy: About 16,000 cast ballots--only 17 percent of the city's population and 40 percent of its registered voters, according to the Cambridge Election Commission. By comparison, over 42,000 voted in the peak year...
...approaches the post-campaign futurewithout even the appearance ofcommand-and-control, Rudenstine may also be facinga comparison with his predecessor in Mass. Hall inwhich his hidden achievements may lose...
Still, such an inter-generational comparison is futile. Many of those who actively protested the Vietnam War had a great deal at stake--the danger facing them and their loved ones was real and immediate. Our generation, however, grew up during a relatively peaceful period, marked by the end of the Cold War. We are in the midst of an unprecedented economic boom dating back to 1983 (save the brief recession of 1991 which cost George Bush his job); the stock market is soaring; inflation and unemployment are low. And rapid technological advances have made daily life more efficient...