Word: contrasted
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...deaths of Zhou and Mao, the downfall of the Gang of Four and the emergence of Deng. Says Fang Lizhi: "At the time of Premier Zhou's death, the people liked him, but they thought of him as a good dictator. The people were still Marxists then." By contrast, continues Fang, who welcomes the transition, the people no longer speak of Marxism, and when | they venerate a man like Hu Yaobang, they are paying homage to him not as a benign dictator but as a symbol of reform...
...contrast, Felicia D. Green '83 said she did not have any problems getting along with white students. Her friendships with white students turned out to be a problem in itself however, she said. "I was told I should fraternize with my own kind" by some other Black students, she said...
...researchers at the Institute of Energy and Nuclear Research at Sao Paulo University in Brazil announced at a press conference two days ago that they had measured neutron emission at twice normal background levels, which stands in sharp contrast to the much higher levels reported by the Italian group...
Cynicism about changing the policies of the orwellian Corporation certainly contributes to this refusal. Several years ago, students erected shanties and stopped traffic in the Square to protest Harvard's investments in South Africa. The Corporation didn't budge. Working at PBH, by contrast, guarantees good results; hours of efforts won't end in total frustration...
...contrast, Sasha says, he is enthusiastic about A.A.'s methods. "The beginning for me was when I learned that the word alcoholic could be said out loud, that people would even applaud. With alcoholism, you have to admit despair before you can experience victory...