Word: contrasts
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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What stood out most clearly on Saturday, however, was the contrast between the liberal and egalitarian ideals of the Kennedy family (especially Senator Ted) and the elitist nature of the entire event. Also apparent was the contradiction between Harvard's commitment to promote responsive, democratic government and the University's duplicity in handling the demonstrators...
...streets and 2% thought relations with the Soviets were a problem. Concern about the economy has risen sharply during Carter's Administration. Only 42% cited the economy as a major worry hi March 1977, as compared with 62% today. Worry about crime in the streets, by contrast, has dropped in half during that same period...
...approved reduction would go to people earning more than $50,000 a year (primarily because, while their numbers are small, they pay a large share of the nation's taxes). But Carter found the House bill's overall total of $16.3 billion in tax cuts acceptable. By contrast, the tax-relief distribution in the Senate bill was more to Carter's liking; it included a slightly better break for middle-and low-income families. But Carter objected strenuously to the Senate's inclusion of tuition credits and the Nunn amendment, and to the $29.3 billion size...
...work fixing broken water lines and restoring electricity. People who intend to stay on are stocking their shelters with Israeli canned goods. The Christians' ability to bounce back from adversity is remarkable. Throughout the civil war, their sections of Beirut were free from garbage and crime, in marked contrast to the areas under Palestinian control. Once more the Maronites are demonstrating their competence and courage. When a group of Christians trying to escape from East Beirut came under Syrian machine-gun fire, their leader shouted, 'Let's keep going! It's better to be shot standing...
...scout the hinterlands for raw talent, groom it carefully down on the farm, then bring young players up to the parent club to fill the gaps that age and injury inevitably open during the long, hot summer. Of a 25-man roster, 13 are onetime Dodger farm boys. In contrast, the Yankees built their team by spending big bucks on the free-agent market and have only six home-grown players on their squad. The Yankees can field the most devastating starting nine in baseball but have few reserves to call upon when trouble strikes...