Word: difference
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...either candidate should appear to be the likely nominee, uncommitted and loosely committed delegates would shift to him, for in politics there is no future in sticking with a loser. Thus the projections of July could differ greatly from the actual tally in August...
...this brisk defense of George III shows, the British still differ with the U.S. over what happened in 1776. But after 200 years, they are prepared to be good losers. One notable sign: the lavish pictorial exhibit celebrating their defeat that is currently on display at Greenwich's National Maritime Museum, where it is expected to attract more than 1 million visitors. Two years in the making, "1776, the British Story of the American Revolution" traces events from just before the Stamp Act was imposed, in 1764, to George Ill's gracious acceptance of credentials from John Adams...
Carter's proposals, in some important aspects, do not differ radically from the Administration's approach in the Middle East, for Kissinger privately concedes that his shuttle diplomacy has probably achieved as much as it can. But Carter definitely seems to tilt toward the Israelis, rather than attempt to be evenhanded, as the Administration has tried to be since the 1973 war. At Elizabeth, for instance, the candidate talked of an "absolute assurance of Israel's survival and security." Even here, however, the difference between Carter and the Administration is primarily one of emphasis; for example, President...
...garments I wear at the beach differ from those I wear at a wedding, yet I am the same person. Customs and outer appearances change, but the heart of the church is one and undivided in hope, faith and love...
...West Point does decide that its present system is unrealistic and unfair, it has two models close at hand to copy. Both Annapolis and the Air Force Academy have systems that differ in important ways from the Point's. At Annapolis, midshipmen are not required to turn each other in for violations...