Word: distinctive
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Malcolm X "could not accept Martin Luther King's strategy of what he called 'passive neutrality," Epps said. But Malcolm X's voice can help us understand the significance of a civil rights movement with a philosophy distinct from King's, he said...
Gurney has a distinct beginning and end, but the rest of the play seems like filler. In order to have some plot other than what the four characters will do about the fourth wall, Gurney creates the subplot of a possible affair between Roger and Julia. But Peggy is not worried enough about Roger and Julia to intervene when they are locked in the bedroom together. Although Gurney does create some suspense with the possibility of the affair, he thwarts it and renders it meaningless...
...currency markets, Western Europe is giving the rest of the world a vivid lesson in the connection between economics and politics. Eleven of the 12 European Community states have been trying to keep the value of their money linked together while pursuing divergent domestic policies and grappling with distinct national problems. Inevitably, these internal stresses -- aggravated by well-heeled speculators -- broke the E.C.'s system of guaranteed exchange rates, forcing Britain and Italy to drop...
...Harvard Square Defense Fund, a citizens' action group, argued at several heated hearings that they wanted to keep the Square distinct from "Everywhere, America." They said ice cream shops and doughnut shops are different from other fast food establishments...
...would think that our community of supporterswould be somewhat distinct from others and whenthere would be some opportunity for overlap weshould be competitive," says Vice President forFinance Robert H. Scott. "But we have the bestschool and therefore the best opportunity toattract donors...