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East Germans have had it drummed into them that they are citizens of the German Democratic Republic, a nation as distinct from West Germany as are two other German-speaking nations, Austria and Switzerland. But after 40 years of division the yearning to transcend the ideological boundaries that divide East and West Germany is still strong. Ulrich Plenzdorf, an East German novelist and playwright whose works sell on both sides of the Wall, argues that "no matter how many adjectives the system may use to describe itself, the 'German' remains." When a West German border guard once asked...
...with a strong patriotic sensibility. When the enlists in the Navy he tells his distraught wife that "They've started it, we've got to finish it." In addition, there are Kay's fellow factory workers who, as the movie progresses, become recognizable by face, but never by a distinct personality...
...with his grief more effectively than his father. It is often hard to imagine that Andrew can be at once mourning for his mother, attempting to capture his father's affections and lavishing attention on his cherubic younger brother. Miles (Huckleberry Fox). Andrew's jealousy at his father's distinct favoritism is inexplicably missing: he seems to accept his father's coolness-almost indifference--without question...
...That's a very distinct possibility," said Bok, who sat in on last week's meeting of the Faculty Council, the Faculty's elected executive committee, to discuss the issue...
Nevertheless, in the aftermath of the Illinois primary Mondale may have regained the upper hand, if not front-runner status. Even though his general election prospects look bleak, he retains a distinct advantage in the upcoming weeks of balloting. The next two major campaign events, in New York and Pennsylvania, are closed primaries, which leave independents locked out of the voting booth. Victories in both of these states would give Mondale a significant delegate lead and leave Hart struggling to catch up in the relative dearth of big events between Pennsylvania on April 10th and the Texas caucuses...