Word: contrast
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Struik at the time of his attempt to quash the indictment against him--an item which says that Struik planned to advocate the overthrow of the government--Mather cracked. "It is so easy for some to know the inner workings of the minds of others. There is a striking contrast between the indictment of a professor of Mathematics at M.I.T. and of an official of the Communist party...
Photographic technique, with clever use of black and white contrast, keeps up one's interest in the drama, even though the conclusion is obvious. Transitions between scenes are poor, however, and the projector is often ouf of focus. These were the only flaws...
Defense v. Offense. The contrast is also apparent on the playing field. Arsenal's five internationals (players who compete for England, Ireland, Scotland or Wales) are defensive specialists; three of Chelsea's five internationals are offensive forwards. Arsenal plays a "smash and grab'' game, unpretty but effective, concentrating on defense until it gets a sudden scoring chance. Chelsea plays a "copy book" game, pretty but often ineffective, concentrating on deft dribbling and pinpoint passing...
Oneto pictures sometimes have a slick, posterish quality, rely too often on monotonous tricks of contrast for their dramatic effect. But at their best, as in his bleak Two Houses, they catch a lot of the mystery and melancholy of U.S. cities in the small hours...
These opinions serve as a standard, against which the Council measured students' evaluations of G.E. sections, lectures, essays, and reading. The contrast between ideal and actuality, a disappointingly striking one, is the basis for the first section's three recommendations...