Word: distinction
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Soulages and de Stael have become particularly 'noticed in this country for their distinct, striking idioms. Whether these painters are, by and large, worthy and significant successors to the Picasso-Matisse era or whether their contempt fails to match their expansive delivery, is a moot question. I prefer the latter theory but, in the best tradition of La Musee D'Art Moderne de Paris, we must let time take its course...
...Heat burns (as distinct from chemical burns) should not be covered with petrolatum or other ointment dressing: just sterile gauze, applied dry, with a bandage to hold it in place...
...squad is in high spirits for this Ivy League opener, and unless injuries exploit the lack of depth, it could upset the odds. One distinct advantage the Crimson will enjoy is that of familiarity; Harvard has been watching Lefty James' football for quite a few years, and did see this team in action last Saturday, while Yovicsin's brand will be new to the Ithacans. James frankly said yesterday that he was not too sure what to expect, although he imagined that the Crimson's weight advantage up front would indicate a running attack...
Language study has accordingly been divided into two distinct units: the Division of Modern Languages, which carries on elementary and intermediate training in language mechanics, and the various Departments teaching courses in the literature of foreign languages, which handle the cultural aspects of languages that Harvard emphasizes so strongly...
James rated the Ivy League in two distinct groups this season. He puts Penn, Princeton, Yale and Dartmouth on top and Columbia, Brown, Harvard and Cornell at the bottom. The Cornell coach thinks that there is little to choose between the squads in each of these classifications and certainly doesn't go along with those who rank Princeton as clearly the best team in the League...