Word: distinction
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...legislation concerning sex offenders. Current laws charges Kinsey, are antiquated and unrealistic, bear no relation to the facts of sexual behavior. Many of their punitive provisions, even if rigorously enforced, could not possibly produce the results expected of them. In this field, change so far has been slow but distinct, e.g., largely on the basis of Kinsey's testimony, California's legislature has dropped a plan for compulsory castration of sex offenders...
Philadelphia's efficient liberal Mayor Joseph S. Clark Jr., a distinct possibility as next year's Democratic nominee for governor of Pennsylvania, has a definition in the current Atlantic. Mayor Clark defines U.S. liberalism in bold and naked terms of government compulsion seldom heard from liberals...
Citation: "Great American composer, lyricist, researcher, music editor, music publisher, trumpeter, modern bard and rhapsodist, creative genius and father of a distinct and novel contribution to American culture...
...finding of an ulcer in the stomach, as distinct from the more common ulcer of the duodenum, need not mean that the patient must be rushed to surgery for fear of cancer, a team of Boston doctors reported after studying 1,000 cases. They still urge prompt operation for any stomach ulcer if there is reasonable suspicion of malignancy; otherwise, doctors can safely treat the patient for a month and see how the ulcer behaves...
Kennedy's personality and appearance have not grown portly with his position. Classmates remember him as an "outdoor sort of chap" with a ruddy face a ready smile, and distinct evidences of a North Shore accent. He remains that way today. Through diverse and intensive enjoyment of athletics, he has managed to keep a remarkable physical state. His late forties show only around the temples...