Word: distinct
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Hooft is not a particularly extraordinary guy. Tall (6-5), thin for his height (190) and soft-spoken, Hooft doesn't cut a very distinct figure in the Kirkland House dining hall. Neither does he dazzle you on the basketball court. What he does do, on a team that is 6-15 so far, is cope. And he does it very well...
...play drags in its coda. Because the faces can barely be seen, one hardly can recognize or identify with the characters emotionally. As the tempo lags, the trio slips into acoustical imbalance: Claudy's voice lasts longer, often stronger and more distinct than the other two. Even if slightly bored, one can realize intellectually that the slowdown might be intentional: sonorously and endlessly, consciousness endures. But in that case, the final line of the play is screamed unnecessarily. To be intellectually satisfying, the play needs no punctuation. And because of the nature of Krieger's production, the screaming...
Pittenger said that since the National Collegiate Athletic Association had changed its schedules to allow games, the Ivy League teams had had a "distinct disadvantage" due to the fact that they were unable to find good teams to have pre-season scrimmages with. As a result, the Ivy teams have had to practice against each other...
...entire controversy over Popko's position may become more academic during the coming week: Dean Pipkin said yesterday that the Faculty Council will this Wednesday consider a proposal originally made by the GSAS student committee that a distinct official minority recruitment officer for GSAS be hired...
Writing Cook. Because Roots is a black family reunion of sorts, Haley sees some distinct differences in why whites and blacks are so attracted by it. Discounting speculation that his work would unleash black rage, Haley says, "I've not heard one murmur of radicalization from blacks. I have heard ebullience and happiness that the story has been told. The blacks who are buying books are not buying them to go out and fight someone, but because they want to know who they are. Roots is all of our stories. It's the same for me or any black...