Word: distinctive
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Barlett and Steele, who are not ideologues of any discernible persuasion, leave the distinct impression that government has begun to function like a gang. According to political science, "the state" is supposed to be a neutral place where various interest groups -- like, say, the rich and the unrich -- meet to work things out, far from the noisy marketplace. Instead, government seems to have become a place where legislators meet lobbyists, to the happy advantage of each. As for being above the marketplace -- even laws are for sale here. When the rich have exhausted all the other evasive tactics, they...
...Cuban migration, for instance, is distinct from the Mexican and Puerto Rican migrations because it stems primarily from political rather than economic causes. Since the majority of Cubans who came to this country in the 1960's and 1970's were members of the middle-class in their own country, they were often better educated than Puerto Ricans or Mexicans, who were generally from the lower-middle or lower classes, and who had arrived in the U.S. seeking better economic conditions...
Aside from certain small scenes, the production suffers from a distinct lack of coherence. The characters fail to communicate meaningfully or convincingly with one another. Whatever her sexual politics, Isablella Stewart Gardner probably would have wanted a clear interpretation of Aristophanes' classic...
...solo shot up to the high end breathlessly, it was easy to see why he is heralded as on of the best saxophonists of his generation. When the piano's turn came, he built up a solo that climaxed with two-fisted fullkeyboard runs, booming bass octaves, and distinct mid-range lines. This performance made the evening...
Women at Harvard-Radcliffe have the greatest stake in the outcome in part because they form a distinct group within the community and have distinct needs. The staff fails to recognize this fact, which stems from two main reasons: Radcliffe's history and current gender inequality...