Word: distinctive
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...contrast, the majority of undergraduate degree candidates at the Extension School--a tiny group numbering about 600--are resuming interrupted college careers [although some, a distinct minority, are themselves just out of high school). Thus, the concept of an entering class is a foreign one at the Extension School...
...most fundamental level, peace is the absence of violence. When such peace is achieved by opposing sides in a conflict, it is forged from two separate and distinct elements: rights and responsibilities. Each side has a right to be free from disturbance and disorder, and a responsibility not to violate the other's right...
...suffering. The current government has members from both tribes, but it was put in place by the victory of the Rwandad Patriotic Front, a primarily Tutsi group. Trials under its auspices will likely be seen as mere vengeance by the country's Hutus, and more bloodshed is a distinct possibility...
...mood among voters, while spiteful toward incumbents of all stripes, sounds especially hostile toward the party running the Washington circus. Polls in recent weeks show a distinct shift in preference toward Republican candidates over Democrats, especially among those likeliest (read: angriest) to turn out and vote on Nov. 8. Democratic stalwarts like Senator Ted Kennedy of Massachusetts, Senator Jim Sasser of Tennessee and House Speaker Tom Foley are running behind or just even in their races. Their challengers appeal to voters like Kevin Davis, an electrical technician from Okmulgee, Oklahoma. "I hate career politicians," he says. "I think they ought...
Whereas the other personae have their own particular voices, expressions, and mannerisms, the narrator appears somewhat lack. luster and awkward in comparison. Brown resorts to inexplicable stylized poses and gestures that do not project any distinct personality. But again, this weakness in the play seems to be a fault inherent in The Importance of Being Oscar. For the most part, Brown successfully carries the over-whelming burden of presenting an entire play...