Word: distinctive
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Chiefly, she tapped the expertise of two groups that observe their subjects from distinct vantage points. Constitutional experts and royal historians, many of whom have written books, provided historical context. But it was photographers who had the most to tell, even if they didn't want their names seen in print. "If I want gossip, I don't go to a gossip columnist. I go to photographers," Martha says. "There're a number of them making a living from shooting the royal family. With their sharp and trained eyes, they know a great deal about personal habits...
Social patterns of conversation such as those used by Archie permit the random groupings of distinct populations to occur. With today's emphasis on ethnic pride, we should not tolerate such all-encompassing terms which tend to lump disparate groups together...
Beneath all the political battles is a basic theological dispute about the role God intends men and women to play in his service. Catholic officials insist that they recognize women's gifts and full spiritual equality but want to preserve distinct roles for each gender. All sides note that for his time, Jesus bestowed uncommon dignity upon women and that in the New Testament church they were remarkably visible as speakers, teachers and deacons...
...makers of the popular green, gold and platinum cards, the latest numbers aren't pretty: $205 million in third-quarter losses. The red ink was the result of large-scale job reductions, severance payouts and other cuts caused by the recession. But contributing to the poor performance was a distinct drop in card use by American travelers, short on cash and intimidated by the high cost of travel abroad...
Which proved again that Canadians have seemingly irreconcilable ideas of what their country should be. The pact recognized Quebec as a "distinct society" and guaranteed it 25% of the House of Commons. But the province's Francophones insisted on greater control over tax money as well. A new, popularly elected Senate with six seats per province would have increased the clout of the English-speaking Western provinces. But they too wanted more -- and bridled at any special treatment at all for Quebec...