Word: contrasted
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...fighting. Conceding that Germany and Japan did not cave in under massive aerial attacks during World War II, he points out that U.S. and Allied demands for unconditional surrender left them without "an escape hatch. They had no alternative but to stand and take it." In Viet Nam, by contrast, the U.S. is making no such demand, instead is assuring the Northerners that "a better life awaits them if they cease an aggressive war which offers them nothing but increasing losses." Says Taylor: "It is being made clear that there is always a golden bridge at their back by which...
...jailings symbolized the mounting militancy of U.S. teachers as another season of contract negotiations approaches. Despite existing laws against public-employee strikes in almost every state, a score of teacher walkouts have already taken place this year, and more are certain to take place as negotiations heat up. By contrast, in all of 1960-61 there were only three such strikes...
...agricultural prices, one of his ranking ministers-Board of Trade President Douglas Jay -was cutting the ground out from under him by declaring in London that entry to the Market might well mean economic ruin for Britain, beginning with a rise in food prices, which would climb 14%. The contrast did not serve to convince the Germans of British sincerity, which is already in doubt in certain quarters on the Continent...
...overlooked a few of the basics. With the exception of Miss Barringer, none of the major characters projects his voice. Instead they strain. As a result everyone has a burr in his voice, and the cumulative hoarseness is annoying. Sansone's falsetto "boop-boop's" are a refreshingly clear contrast to the rusty voice of Badger, Bill Sinkford. But a "boop-boop" only lasts a second...
Riding six abreast on the jets replacing Eastern's piston planes, Air-Shuttle passengers get to buy a ticket and read their own newspaper. American's Jet Express, by contrast, offers two-class service, continental breakfast, $1 drinks after 11:30 a.m. and coffee any time - while matching the Shuttle with a $16 tourist fare and 16 daily flights...