Word: differences
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Mann's two young men differ notably in physique and temperament. Shridaman has a noble head, a secondary body, Nanda a handsome body whose head is like the parsley on a roast. Shridaman is the religious, poetic, neurotic type, Nanda an amiable, simple sensualist. They like each other through their differences. For shy Shridaman, Nanda courts Sita "of the beautiful hips," and whose head is as empty as her body is luscious. The tragicomic troubles of this trio are just nicely begun where the original legend ends...
...Authorities differ on the spelling and significance of Peralta's nickname. Spelled Mate Cocido, it means brewed yerba mate, a native tea, on which the bandit lived during a prison term. Spelled Mate Cosido, it refers to a wound Peralta got in a brush with police, means, in slang, Sutured Conk...
...startling methods of shocking lunatics back to sanity were discussed by doctors at the American Psychiatric Association meeting in Richmond, Va. last week. Both types of treatment are mechanical, differ from chemical injections of insulin or metrazol, which are widely used in hospitals throughout...
...very trigger-pull. The defenders discovered the "Nazis' " main attack, concentrated at the strategic point, hemmed in the invaders, and in a vast tank battle drove them back to the sea. Then the weary, wiser troops went to bed, hopeful that the real performance would not differ much from the dress rehearsal...
...centers of debate embracing the college as a whole. Audiences at such meetings draw their bulk from the particular House which happens to be playing host at the time, and only a few habitual lecture-goers represent the remainder of the college. Furthermore the functions of the House Forums differ from those of a political union in that the former provide a speaking opportunity for members of the faculty, whereas the latter proposes to foster debate between conservative, liberal, and radical elements of the student body, with an occasional speaker to stimulate the discussion. Proposals for a political union emphatically...