Word: distinctive
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...despite its minimal monetary value--the bust was appraised at about $5,000, according to Maloney--the bust has a distinct place in the history of the University, as well as strong sentimental value for many Adams House residents...
School Department spokesperson James T. Ball says that preserving the "different identities and different teaching styles" of the two schools is an advantage to keeping the schools distinct...
...basic dividing line runs along the question of whether a small school with a distinct culture provides a better education than a larger school with more pooled resources...
...heavily slanted towards the humanities. This prevents students from attaining a broader base of knowledge, and exposure to more diverse approaches to knowledge. The field of mathematics is the one glaring hole in the Core today. It is important to remember that the way mathematicians work is quite distinct from the method of scientists. Mathematics does not seek to describe the natural world, and hence can always be perfectly logical and perfectly accurate within its framework. Learning this type of methodology can be useful not only for math or science, but more generally in constructing logical arguments for papers. Beside...
...judgement when he walked into court for his hearing on a traffic violation with a packet containing 1.2 grams of cocaine in his jacket pocket. The packet fell out as he was being sworn in. Hughes was sent straight to jail for contempt of court; possession charges are a distinct possibility...