Word: contrasts
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...audiences, would interject and translate Mondale's words into Chinese. Modale praised the President, Premier Hua Kuo-feng and Vice Premier Teng Hsiao-ping, acclaimed the establishment of diplomatic ties and said "the touchstones of this new and historic chapter in Sino-American relations are equality and realism, in contrast to the "estrangement, misunderstanding and confrontation" which have characterized so much of America's previous dealings with the Asian power. He later added that our ideological differences cannot be bridged by sentiment alone. Rather, "what has brought us together is an awareness of our parallel interests in creating a world...
...both in New York and Washington heralded in more than just another year for us westerners: they also celebrated the beginning of normalization with the People's Republic of China and the official severance of diplomatic ties with "Free" China. The festivities of January 1 also offered a remarkable contrast...
Forward Kirk Mundy, another freshman, was the Crimson's next highest scorer, with nine. In contrast, the well-balanced Pepperdine attack saw five players scoring in double figures...
...strong performance marked a clear contrast to the Crimson's first game out West, when Harvard lost to Brigham Young, 113-72, on Dec. 21. But Harvard coach Frank McLaughlin explained away the embarrassing final score as a matter of circumstance...
...that "the '20s," as a phrase, evokes not only The Great Gatsby but more social lore than the entire text of the novel. Similarly, to allude to the '30s, the '40s, the '50s or the '60s is to speak volumes. In contrast, the '70s have not, so to speak, learned to talk...