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Word: contrasts (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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...contrast, the Western notion of good faith was symbolized at West Germany's Cologne-Bonn airport when Secretary of State John Foster Dulles, en route from successful visits to London and Paris, was personally welcomed by West Germany's rocklike Chancellor Konrad Adenauer. Said Dulles warmly: "It is not necessary to re-examine the fundamentals. They are fixed, solid and unshaken." The crucial point: whatever the "tactical flexibility" deployed for the inevitable Big Four talks on Germany this spring, the West is still fixed, solid and unshaken on the basic proposition that to Communism there is no truth...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE NATION: Question of Faith | 2/16/1959 | See Source »

Providence Arena is warm, in direct contrast to the chilly Watson Rink; the ice, according to varsity manager Charles Kennel, is "like cheese." The short distance between the blue lines puts the Bruin defensemen at an advantage they did not enjoy at Watson last Saturday, when they lost to the Crimson...

Author: By Walter L. Goldfrank, | Title: Basketball, Hockey Varsities Favored In Tonight's Contests Against Brown | 2/14/1959 | See Source »

...accepted a sharp dichotomy between academic and social pursuits, has provided a haven for those who subscribe to Smith's indictment of the clubs. It encourages faculty members to dine there as often as possible, and has invited eight "faculty fellows" to become a kind of honorary member. By contrast, only two or three of the seventeen clubs have any "intellectual activities;" one of these, Cloister Inn, has invited Professor Stephen Bailey of the Politics Department to a discussion next week, but cases like this are sparse, and Princeton's clubs are a long way from the frequent speeches, panels...

Author: By Peter J. Rothenberg, | Title: Princeton Seeks a 'Meaningful Alternative' | 2/12/1959 | See Source »

Lowell's lighted bell tower will serve for the helm of a ship in the opening scene, drawing the audience immediately into the atmosphere of the production. Island scenes, by contrast, will be played on the ground...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Lowell Drama Group To Present 'Tempest' Outside in Courtyard | 2/10/1959 | See Source »

...Weller got a leave of absence to work with Cushing. He drove into Squaw Valley over the rutted dirt road from State Highway 89, took one horrified look and decided on the spot that the pitch had to be a return to Olympic ideals of togetherness and simplicity, in contrast to Europe's ornate resorts...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Bonanza in the Wilderness | 2/9/1959 | See Source »

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