Word: distinct
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Each of us has our own concentric circles of roommates, friends, acquaintances and mortal enemies. But lurking around the periphery of people we know, we all have our own distinct set of people who we've never actually spoken to, but who have obviously signed contracts to act as "extras" in our lives. These people come in two types: the 2-D people and the 3-D people...
...Departmental classes that should count for Core credit are almost always more meaningful than comparable Core classes. Core course are allegedly distinct from departmental courses in that they teach "major approaches to knowledge," but, even if every Core course succeeded in this project (the fact that not all of them do is another matter), many departmental courses do as well. The result: students are discouraged from taking small departmental lecture courses or seminars that are usually more meaningful and intellectually stimulating than Core courses. And if they go ahead and take concentration classes anyway, they do double duty...
While Tai says she was treated well by her peers, she perceived a distinct barrier between herself and the American students...
...result, Crimson reporting joined its editorial page in reflecting a distinct liberal bias, as noted by many students and Faculty...
...matter of fact, you feel more energetic than you felt the day before! Not only that, but you feel more alert than ever; when you look around at the buildings outside, everything appears incredibly sharp and focused, and the voices of the people around you sound remarkably loud and distinct. Later in the day during your exam, perhaps you begin examining ordinary objects as if they were quite extraordinary, noticing with tremendous interest the edges of the seat in front of you or the chew-marks on your pencil. But by noon, people are laughing at you at lunch...