Word: distinctives
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Killick's polished English accent and carefully chosen words (he is a graduate of Cambridge University) contrasted with Welch's plainspoken style and distinct New England accent...
...prepares to hand over the keys to his Mass. Hall office 10 years later, he leaves a conflicted record in his wake—a fatter wallet, a more diverse University, the potential for a larger campus—but a diminished bully pulpit and a distinct sense of distance between undergraduates and Harvard’s administration...
...times, the University has contributed to the loss of the Square’s distinct character. It forced out the Harvard Provisional Store, known lovingly to those who can purchase alcohol as the Pro. Though less relevant to students’ lives, the closing of the classy Upstairs at the Pudding restaurant after a University buyout is another casualty. Instead of independent stores, Harvard Square now mirrors an outdoor mall. Staples joins Abercrombie & Fitch, Pacific Sunwear, Pizzeria Uno’s, Urban Outfitters and the Sunglass Hut, among the other chain stores that radiate from Out-Of-Town News...
...learning a very similar trick - though they need a computer between themselves and the cutlery. Here's how the experimental software works. You don an electrode-studded cap that monitors brain waves and sends data to a computer that displays a virtual spoon. Different types of mental activity produce distinct signals in the brain, and the computer can discern, in a crude way, what's going on inside your head. To make the spoon bend, you have to relax. When the computer detects signals from a calm brain, the spoon begins to wilt...
...reasons I'll continue are quite clear to me, and distinct from those already mentioned...