Word: distinction
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...every line strikes with ferocious intensity. The drawings can also have a fuzzy and faint quality; crisp lines are smeared into misty shadows and dreamlike figures. A black and white chalk drawing entitled Lady Attended by a Handmaiden, has a hazy atmosphere to it, from no distinct quality but the softness of the graceful lines and gentle curves made by the chalk. Many of the scenes set outside are lazy and unfocused, yet the sun is obviously shining, even though the drawing has been done in black and white chalk...
According to Lichten, universal keycard access looms as a distinct possibility in the near future...
...Moon. Like most Mesoamerican pyramids, this one was built like an onion. Explains Cowgill: "They would build a small pyramid, then build a larger one over it and then build a third one after that." As a result, the interior is almost solid dirt and rubble, with no distinct passageways. This makes the going slow and expensive. It took the archaeologists 3 1/2 months to reach the burial chamber, which is about 90 ft. inside the pyramid...
Regardless of where Home might be in terms of authentic time zones, most visitors will perceive a distinct sense of jet lag upon arrival at Home. According to local custom, most natives of Home rise early in the morning-often to attend to native rituals and folkways such as "school" or "work"-and can often be spotted going to sleep at mid-night, or even earlier. Napping, while common in industrialized nations like our own native land, is considered primitive and uncultivated behavior. While the napping in reality viewed as a gross indulgence and will weaken their status among...
...established network of fund alumni givesmembers a distinct advantage in the recruitingprocess, Wilkis says...