Word: distinctively
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...cars. They waved the Tricolor and shouted, "Giscard à la barre! [Giscard at the helm!]." Over in the Left Bank student quarter, meanwhile, small knots of young people gathered under the watchful gaze of riot police to shout sullenly, and absurdly, "A victory for fascism!" Such were the sharply distinct reactions to longtime Finance Minister Valéry Giscard d'Estaing's knife-edge victory over Socialist Françoise Mitterrand in France's presidential runoff last week...
...dirigibles and other lighter-than-air ships, the Aerocrane gets only 40% of its lifting capacity from its helium-filled sphere. The rest comes from the rotation of its wings, which can be pitched as they whirl around to control ascent and descent. This gives the chopper-balloon a distinct advantage over traditional lighter-than-air ships, which must drop ballast or spill their gas when taking on or unloading any cargo. Yet because of the buoyancy provided by its supply of helium, the Aerocrane should be able to loft heavy cargo much more efficiently than a conventional helicopter...
Today, more than ever before, the Palestinians are determined to remain a separate people and have their own nation. "We are part of the Arab world," says a young Palestinian radical. "But we also are something distinct. At the moment, we are a hand of the Arab body, a hand that strikes. But we want to keep our distinctive nationality because we want to know...
...Warehouse is "openclassroom" in that it is divided into different areas--an art room, music room, science room, shop, gym, special room for the youngest students, library, office, drama area, and two classrooms, as well as "middle earth," a large open area at the center where many distinct activities go on. Students move in and out of the areas as they choose, create their own schedules, concentrate on their individual interests, and go to "closed classes," which are scheduled on a bulletin board in the middle of the school. A closed class is one which meets at a specified hour...
Each episode is rendered in a distinct style. The first is a sort of soundstage fairy tale, deliberately embellished with unreal sets and effects (like an erratic snowfall). The second is done as eccentric, even surreal comedy, the third as a bucolic elegy, full of rich fields and dappled light. The vignettes, however, share a common theme. Renoir calls it "a tribute to a virtue which unfortunately has tended to disappear these days: tolerance...