Word: contrasts
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Midshipmen, by contrast, make the most of their modest natural ability; they're consistently one of the best-conditioned, best-coached and--above all--most sportsmanlike squads in East Coast tennis. And the addition of freshman Dave Andrews, the top-ranked junior player in Hawaii, could be the spark needed to hoist Navy up from a mediocre sixth place (3-6) finish in the Easterns last spring...
...they can be treated with only a handful of drugs that could be administered by general practitioners or internists. He writes: "The psychiatrist has become expendable; he is left standing between the people who have problems in living and those who have brain disease, holding an empty bag." By contrast, the Scottish psychiatrist and poet R.D. Laing is sure that schizophrenia is real?and that it is good for you. Explains Laing: it is a kind of psychedelic epiphany, far superior to normal experience...
...people of [Israel and Egypt] are now ready for peace. The leaders have not yet proven that we are also ready for peace?enough to take a chance." The Knesset listened to Carter in silence and politely applauded only once, when he had finished. This was in marked contrast to the enthusiastic response Carter had received two days earlier from the Egyptian parliament, which interrupted him 14 times with applause...
...contrast to them, Selden, as Tchaik's lascivious and suave friend, does not have a complete grasp of his part. He is neither smooth nor debonnaire enough to be convincing as the sophisticated yet shallow ladies' man who serves as a foil for Tchaik's awkward naivete. Selden does have good stage presence, but his adrenalin falters too often, as does his sporadic British accent...
Kaplan and Ginna exploit the contrast between their characters for the greatest comic and dramatic effects, creating an interesting and compelling stage relationship. Ginna, however, sometimes rushes through his lines...