Word: distinctive
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Runner' -- mode. Its true subjects are art direction, special effects and the show-off panache with which its director and co-writer, Luc Besson, deploys them." Besson's energy and inventiveness are considerable and, up to a point, quite entertaining. Indeed, one could argue that his work offers a distinct kinetic improvement over classic sci-fi, generally a talky and static genre with its space voyagers forever standing around discussing whatever strange phenomena they encountered in their travels, and none too subtly offering futuristic metaphors to help the audience understand. On the other hand, Besson, like most pop futurists these...
...happy to have alumnae support both institutions. We've never looked at it as a competition. The goals of the Radcliffe campaign are very distinct, and it doesn't overlap with what Harvard [requests]," Chamberlin said...
...prosecute. Organized crime is a much more complicated threat than in the days when the FBI battled Al Capone or even Gotti; while agents could penetrate the Italian Mob and recruit informants, it is far more difficult to infiltrate the new Vietnamese, Russian or Pakistani rings, with their distinct dialects and reliance on blood ties...
Each of the Radcliffe teams is focused on a common goal. Yet, we as members are distinct individuals. Our team represents a diverse group of women who in other circumstances might never have met. For example, Radcliffe Rugby draws as many members from Girl Spot as it does from the Christian Fellowship. While I do not necessarily see eye to eye with all of my teammates, I benefit greatly from the time spent getting to know each other. Through our differences, we often discover much about ourselves...
Though he is in favor of a merger, the principal says he has not been lobbying the School Committee to combine the two very distinct schools because he thinks there must be a large number of parents in favor of a merger for it to occur and be beneficial to students...