Word: distinctively
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Though Snedden had been derided by one of his critics as a Milquetoast who "couldn't go two rounds with a revolving door," he has, in fact, turned out to have a distinct knack for political combat. He has unexpectedly put the more charismatic Whitlam on the defensive by his broadsides against Whitlam's abrasive policies. In foreign affairs, Snedden has accused Whitlam of needlessly alienating Australia's two closest friends, the U.S. and Britain, and has promised a more traditional, pro-Western policy...
...political activity focused on the issue, the number of Marxians teaching in the department has shrunk from a high of five years ago to a distinct possibility that there may be none at all teaching next year...
Vrba charges that there was a distinct process of deliberate collaboration between Nazis and Zionists in nearly every country in Axis-controlled Europe. This collaboration, he claims, limited the possibilities of resistance and contributed to the deaths of twice as many Jews as would have been killed had it not occurred. Vrba is well aware that this theory is, outside of his personal experience in Hungary, almost impossible to substantiate, and that it touches a taboo area in the study of the period. Thus he has not embarked on a campaign to disseminate his view. He is content to feel...
...HARVARD STUDENTS, Cambridge seems to consist of two distinct worlds--the Square, which is the real heart of this town, and the amorphous "out there." The worn wooden houses and the confusing politics that permeate them are little more the quaint setting for their college careers--background music at a long party...
Although Nickerson remembers some disagreements in his nine years on the Corporation ("We are all distinct individuals," he explains, "with strong characters, strong wills and strong opinions"), he believes the group operates on a basic principle of gentlemanly discussion and consensus...