Word: distinctive
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...true that free speech may be used in a manner which may ultimately lead to harm to society. But the speech and harm are distinct. American democracy's shining beacon has been the tolerance of views that many consider abhorrent and dangerous. Communists may freely run for office. Nazis may march through a city with a large Jewish population. The Klan may advocate the repeal of civil rights statutes. Anything else is thought control. At the heart of the First Amendment is the belief that, except in the rare circumstances when speech will demonstrably cause immediate physical harm...
...distinct, even clarinet-like sound of the first movement gave way to a more florid, sweet tone in the last. Elkies was a theatrical accompanist, his elbow flying up and down with almost alarming force. If anything, he seemed too passionate, edging the saxophone into a louder range than was probably necessary. The enthusiasm of the audience, of about 50, was well merited...
According to Frankfurter Professor of Law Alan M. Dershowitz, attorneys face a distinct disadvantage when they hire a Harvard professor as an expert witness...
This heightened ambition instills in Harvard students a academic mind-frame, distinct from that of their Ivy League rivals, which leaves its imprint upon the scholastic air pervading each school's campus. The individuals comprising the Harvard community serve to create an atmosphere of academic excellence second to none. Surrounded by some of the best minds in the world, one cannot help but grow intellectually and culturally...
Antoniades' career as a researcher was marked by a number of important discoveries. He was a pioneer in the field of hormone transport and regulation and was the first to recognize as distinct entities two important polypeptides known as insulin-like growth factor (IGF) and platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF...