Word: distinction
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Thomson declared that "sitting at the meeting of the club presidents on the evening the topic was discussed, it was my distinct impression that not more than two out of ten groups, excluding the Young Republicans, would possibly defend the Amendment...
After their political Geiger counter had picked up the clicks from last week's local elections across the U.S., the national chairmen of the Democratic and Republican Parties were ready with separate and distinct analyses. Glowed Democrat Paul Butler: "After making full allowance for local factors, there is no doubt that this has national significance. The vote yesterday was clearly a further vote of confidence in the Democratic Party." Grumped Republican Leonard Hall: "Tuesday's elections had no national significance. It is a mistake to read a national trend into these local elections in an off year...
...HYRC had called the proposed Forum the product of "dewy-eyed optimism" with "no practical reason" for its formation. A political club built around a national party, the Republican group argued, should operate "in a completely independent and distinct frame of reference...
...Radcliffe girl, however, is at a distinct disadvantage along these lines. Luckily, she can carry her independence to amazing extremes. As one girl commented, "we can be alone by extension, merely by mentally concentrating on whatever we are doing." This fact caused the following warning to be printed in the Radcliffe Red-book...
...being stationed in a plant, they are readily available to backslid churchgoers who might hesitate to consult a minister or priest. After going to an industrial chaplain for guidance, many a strayed sheep has returned to the flock. On their part, corporations have found that industrial chaplains are a distinct aid to morale, production, and the well-being of employees. Said Le Tourneau's Chaplain Barney Walker: "A man at peace with himself and the world around him is a good worker...