Word: distinctiveness
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Society", said Professor McDougall, "will be known as the 'Boston Society for Psychic Research'. It will be modeled as far as possible after the English Society in its aims and standards and will be entirely distinct from the old American Society...
...those of former concerts, is the "Chanson a Boire," which was sung at the Symphony Hall concert on February 18. This piece was dedicated to the Glee Club by the composer, Monsieur Poulenc, who is one of the famous modernists of "The Six" at Paris, and whose piece shows distinct modernistic tendencies...
...difference, it seems to me, between the university life in France and in America is summed up in the difference between the words 'individual' and 'social'. In France the life of our university students is distinctly individual compared with the life of students here at Harvard, for example. Here you have your clubs, societies, organizations and so forth which seem to have a very distinct social effect on your life. In France, it is true, we have organizations which are somewhat similar but they do not hold a position of anywhere near as great importance as your clubs in America...
This endowment insurance plan was chosen because of the distinct advantages it has over other plans. It has been found to be safer than any other method; the dividends will amount to more than under other plans; the management of the fund and the work of collection are assumed gratis by the insurance company; every member of the class will feel personally responsible for paying the premiums on the policy from year to year; and, lastly, the gift will be representative of the class as a whole instead of being made up of donations of a wealthy minority...
Ariadne. There is a distinct suspicion among the cynics that, had this piece been produced by anyone else but the Theatre Guild, it would have stumbled and swiftly disappeared. Yet that extraordinary organization has managed to polish it up smartly, cast it astutely and render it, in general, entertaining...