Word: contrast
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Kinsey has received so much publicity only because of the "psychological somersault" his sexual research reports present, Pinard said. In contrast to the popular concept that women are slow in sexual response, Kinsey has implied that men actually require a larger preliminary amount of stimulus...
Despite these muted statements, there was good reason to believe that the tone will grow considerably harsher as November approaches. For in Paul and Joe, Illinois voters nominated two candidates who offer a clear contrast...
...Chicagoan Meek, who fought unceasingly against wartime price controls, Paul Douglas is a "symbol of socialism." In contrast to the Douglas view, he thinks that most of the Eisenhower Administration's domestic policies are basically sound, but has some doubts about its foreign policies, e.g., he wants foreign aid cut sharply. He is close to Douglas on one, and probably no more than one, basic issue: both favor lower tariffs...
This is in striking contrast to the pre-World War II R.O.T.C., which (as of 1939-40) had only 90,000 members. Although in the '20s and '30s it was a favorite target of left-wingers and pacifists, R.O.T.C. did turn out a lot of highly useful officers (when World War II broke out, the Army was able quickly to call 58,000 R.O.T.C. graduates from civilian life). Today's peacetime R.O.T.C. is bigger and better than ever, but it also faces some serious problems...
Last month the Mississippi senate killed a proposed amendment to its constitution, arguing that the change would increase the Negro vote. In contrast, Gov. James F. Byrnes of South Carolina and Gov. Christian A. Herter '15 of Massachusetts have recommended that their legislatures start constitutional amending procedures to permit lowering the age. And Adlai Stevenson, when he was running for the Illinois Governorship in 1948, also advocated the 18 year old vote...