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Word: distinctively (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Geneva in May, 1954. The solution worked out there took no account of the support for the Viet Minh among the peasantry throughout Vietnam: it temporarily divided the country along the 17th parallel and established a Franco-American sphere of influence in the South. This division, supported two distinct objectives: the American intention to keep military and diplomatic pressure on China and the British desire to keep Communist control as far north of Malaya as possible. The U.S., however, refused to sign the agreement, merely promising not to violate its provisions...

Author: By Walter L. Coleman and L. MICHAEL Robinson, S | Title: U.S. Battling Peasant Revolt in Vietnam | 2/19/1965 | See Source »

...division of courses into areas (as distinct from fields or departments...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Complete Text of New Proposal for Gen Ed | 2/16/1965 | See Source »

...There is no single common-cold virus. There are scores of such viruses, and many (but not necessarily all) are in a distinct class called rhinoviruses...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Infectious Diseases: The Still Common Cold | 2/12/1965 | See Source »

Then, and this is an entirely distinct function, a student government must be able to represent student opinion. In response to the question, "What jobs do you think a student government ought to perform?.", seven randomly selected CRIMSON editors gave no answer, and one randomly selected Lampoon editor cried, "Down with the CRIMSON...

Author: By Joel E. Cohen, | Title: My Plan for Student Government (and World Power) | 2/1/1965 | See Source »

...Minted by special procedures to ensure perfection. The U.S. Mint gives proof sets a double stamping for a more distinct impression; the Canadians stamp only once but handle the coins especially carefully, making sure that no coin touches another...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Canada: Nice Piece of Change | 1/15/1965 | See Source »

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