Word: different
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...need to be defeated by anything, that you can have peace of mind, improved health and a never-ceasing flow of energy." That no doubt remains the basic objective in the current profusion of books offering advice on how to cope with life, but the new authors differ from Peale in the emphasis they place on self-care and psychological detachment. Among the standard themes in the current crop of self-help manuals...
Newcombe said his restaurant, at the site of the old Ye Olde Grist Mill, will differ from Country Kitchen in the quality of its food--"the difference between a Cadillac and a Ford...
...problems that plague Detroit (pop. 1.4 million) differ only in magnitude from those that afflict other large cities in the U.S.: an eroding tax base as affluent whites abandon the core city; reduced services, including police protection; widespread unemployment, particularly among black youths; neighborhoods where housing and other buildings have been allowed to deteriorate; and low-quality schools. Perhaps more debilitating than any of these is a growing feeling that nothing will-or can-be done to reverse the trend...
...year, national party regulations rather than state laws were defined as the final authority on convention procedures. Thus, without Ford's so-called justice amendment, all delegates would be legally free to vote for whomever they wished. Reagan delegates fought the change on the ground that state laws differ in the delegate-selection process and are not really clear on whether delegates are firmly bound. The convention, Reagan aides warned, could bog down in wrangling over interpretations, case by case. Yet Rhode Island National Committeeman Fred Lippitt pointed to the probable futility of the Reagan position...
Making the confusion worse, spending and spending plans differ widely from industry to industry-and even from company to company in the same industry. Some of the biggest capital spenders are electric utilities, which are rushing to keep up with ever rising demand, and textile makers, who are in the midst of a boom. In the auto industry, where sales are soaring, Ford will increase its spending 40%, to $1.4 billion this year, and Chrysler will raise outlays 18%, to $450 million. But GM's planned spending of $2.5 billion will only about match last year's pace...