Word: differences
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...still had deep doubts, but their position was aptly summed up by Maine's Republican Senator Margaret Chase Smith. Said she: "The situation is such that we do not have the luxury of freedom of choice in this matter . . . The circumstances do not permit us the liberty to differ with the President on this resolution. For if we did, and the resolution were defeated, we would give the impression to the rest of the world that we did not have the will to resist Communist aggression...
...father, Carl, a peppery little (110 Ib.) character who took his last bobsled ride ten years ago at the age of 68, the sleds are no more than a flexible framework of tubular steel mounted on two sets of strong steel runners. Just about the only way they differ is in the steering apparatus. Most drivers prefer a wheel. Ham-handed Fritz Feierabend uses short ropes hooked directly to the steering runners. "With ropes I can feel the ice," he explains. "I get much more sensitivity than with a wheel...
Although "Members of the University differ widely in their attitude towards Professor Furry's conduct," the letter said, "Some--we do no know how many-- believe he was right in refusing to become what they would regard as a political informer...
Compromise and cooperation are basic to democratic government, but honest disagreement is no less fundamental. In the coming two years, the Democratic Congress may often differ with the President, and this is as it should be. Big happy families do not need governments; democracies...
Yale's provisions for class-skipping differ from the University's special Standing Program, which admits qualified 11th graders as freshmen or high school seniors into the sophomore class with House membership...