Word: distinct
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Collection is a distinct novelty for Pinter, a laughing, rather than a frightening, comedy. It is a quadrangular affair...
Aside from missiles, the U.S. still considers the continuing presence of at least 70 Soviet Il-28 ("Beagles") bombers in Cuba a distinct offensive threat, and President Kennedy told the Russians last week that their removal is a matter of extreme urgency. Most of the Il-28s are still in crates, but about 20 are in various stages of unpacking and assembly. Though they are obsolescent planes by U.S. standards, the "Beagles" have a nuclear capability and a range of 1,500 miles. In any attack on the U.S., they could be used as a manned one-way kamikaze system...
...Most public high schools are at a distinct disadvantage-they must admit all who want to attend. However, there are schools that have enriched programs for top students. New Trier Township High in Winnetka, Ill., Newton (Mass.) High and Melbourne (Fla.) High are a few examples. For some big-city students attending selective high schools, such as New York City's crack Bronx High School of Science and Lowell High in San Francisco, the curriculum is every bit as rugged and the entrance competition as tough as at Andover...
...raging debate soon crystallized into two distinct schools of opinion. One group argued that Venice should be preserved as a cultural treasure at any cost. Others were willing to sacrifice a few mosaics and decorated walls in order to end the city's chronic unemployment, and build a bustling, modern economy on the ancient Venetian foundations...
...Last year at Marienbad" operates by suggestion, confronting the viewer with a series of images that force him to refer to his own experience. Thus the film takes on a distinct and unique meaning for each individual viewer...