Word: contrasted
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...ejects its nuclear bomb before completing its route around the globe. This combination would prevent anti-ballistic missile radar (BMEWS), presently the U.S.'s main screen against surprise attack, from ascertaining the point of impact until the rocket "deboosts"-about three minutes and 500 miles from target. By contrast, the U.S. now has a 15-minute warning against ICBMs. Experts say that the Soviet FOBS could carry the maximum payload equivalent of 3,000,000 tons of TNT, twice that of the submarine-launched U.S. Polaris missile...
...conductor James Yannatos, the orchestra played with just the right kind of classical clarity and transparence. These qualities are more difficult to master than the rhythmic complexities of contemporary music or the pyrotechnics of late nineteenth-century orchestral style. All the elements which are so important in Beethoven--dynamic contrast, elegance of phrasing, orchestral balance--were consciously and sensitively achieved by orchestra and conductor. For the first time in three years, the HRO actually played subtly...
...over Dow's ability to produce fire is largely misdirected. So far this year, Dow has supplied the Government with $5,170,000 worth of napalm-less than one-half of 1% of Dow's $1,034,000,000 world-wide sales. By contrast, Lockheed Aircraft supplied $1,531,000,000 worth of equipment to the Defense Department last year. Only about 100 of Dow's 35,000 employees are involved in making napalm. Looming larger in the company's marketing list of more than 800 products are water-purifying chemicals, cold medicines, insecticides and anesthetics...
Easily the most valuable and varied exhibits are those of the U.S. and Britain. Both galleries blaze with force and inventiveness, their billowing forms and brilliant hues seeming to leap off the walls and assault the viewer. By contrast, the gallery devoted to France seems cautious and dowdy-walls of neat and tidy paintings that sit back docilely and require pince-nez attention...
...exports. We have to move slowly in order not to irritate these countries and disrupt their auto industries." While Japan's sales to Britain and Europe were up 70% during the first six months of this year, in absolute figures this only amounted to 24,117 cars. By contrast, B.M.C. sold 20,000 minis alone during the first four days of this year's auto show. But mindful of the Japanese catalogue of successes that includes radios, cameras, motorcycles and shipbuilding, European and British manufacturers are girding themselves for stiff competition from the East...