Word: contrasts
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...certain technical aspects the performance was disappointing. In contrast to his silken pianissimos, Levy's loud passages often sounded hard, sometimes even to the point of banging. His concern for detail, moreover, occasionally got out of hand; in the sonata's Andante, principal melodic ideas succumbed to the uninteresting bass line...
...contrast to its Latin American research, Harvard's interest in Africa is almost as underdeveloped as the continent itself. While it should not try to specialize in African studies--especially since Boston University has recently started such a program--it should, nevertheless, offer undergraduates a chance for basic study in the field...
...contrast, the freshman swimming meet provided even more close races than the 45 to 30 score of its victory over Brown indicates. The only races that weren't unusually close were Yardling losses in the 150 individual medley and the 100 breaststroke...
...accused woman, Edith Owen treats a difficult part with the reserve and the assurance of a woman who holds faith and dignity in spite of a hysterical persecution. The evenness of her performance lends the figure of Martha Corey a solidarity which is in purposeful contrast to the vacillation of her neighbors and her husband. Giles Corey is a man as strong in his beliefs as his wife, but slower in understanding. William Hunt portrays him with great sympathy as a strong man who realizes his wife's innocence too late, and becomes a victim of the young girl...
...President's position came in marked contrast to earlier statements within the week from Yale and Princeton, which indicated both colleges will definitely hold the line against rising application figures...