Word: distinctive
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...extreme change in American living cannot be hysterically rubber-stamped. The crux of the decision pro or con compulsory military training rests on the belief as to Hitler's future intentions. On the basis of all the facts and statements of Nazi leaders to date, there is a distinct possibility that if Germany wins in Europe she will attempt an invasion of this hemisphere. How long it will take her to reach this point can only be speculation, but this is the root of the conscription enigma. It does not seem, despite Nazi advances and the possibility that, if victorious...
Chromosomes are visible, but no man can swear that he has ever seen a gene. High magnifications have shown distinct segments along the chromosome's length, but it is not certain whether these are bundles of genes, or whether the genes occupy spaces between the segments. It is generally assumed that the genes are single big protein molecules, but that is not certain either. And the mechanism of the genes' heredity control remains obscure...
...senior societies take their men almost exclusively from the ranks of junior fraternities. Each society has a distinct character: e.g., Keys (Scroll & Key) usually picks rich, convivial boys. Bones chooses campus big shots, almost invariably taps the football captain-elect, chairman of the News, chairman of the Lit. head of Dwight Hall (campus Y. M. C. A.), leader of the Glee Club, a self-supporting student. Quip-sters say that Bones always taps 13 big men, one unknown and one Armenian...
...Crimson's editorial policy in regard to our country's part in the European war has been distinct, forthright, and consistent, but somehow unconvincing. May I point out two assumptions, each more or less crucial to your stand, which none of your editorials has met directly...
These percentages represent a distinct increase in the social sciences and a definite rise in the natural sciences, with the humanities remaining the same. Last year the social sciences had 43.1%, the natural sciences 32.7%, and the humanities...