Word: distinctives
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Granted, leadership is more than just a lengthy resume or savvy know-how. And many are quick to point out that Bush possesses a great deal of "personal charm." But we warn voters that there is a distinct difference between "charm," which works well at cocktail parties, and "charisma," which works well in legislatures and foreign nations. Gore, who has been criticized for his clunky speaking style, is no stranger to the later. As vice president, he has had ample opportunity to deal with world leaders whose mere names might give Bush pause...
...this class portrait, distinct personalities soon emerge: Nasia (Candace Evanofski), already aware of her gift for beguiling the opposite sex; Buddy (Curtis Cotton III), who looks ready to make a career of his heartbreak; the mismatched couple Vernon (Damian Jewan Lee), big and black, and Sonya (Rachael Handy), a runty blond; and George (Donald Holden), who has a soft head--he wears a helmet to protect his skull--and a warm heart. He sees a boy floating face down in a swimming pool and dives in to save him. Already racked by an inadvertent tragedy, George assigns himself the mission...
...ability to act as breaks and the ability to act as an executioner are probably functionally distinct jobs of p53, but both of them have the same result: stopping an aberrant cell from dividing," Hines says...
...Algerians arrested last December for allegedly smuggling explosives into the U.S. from Canada are suspected of working with Bin Laden, even though they were ostensibly supporters of Algeria's Islamic Salvation Front, which has not traditionally targeted the U.S. That suggests a growing tendency toward cooperation between distinct local groups, which considerably widens the base of potential threats against...
...admissions officers, there's a distinct hierarchy to recommendation letters. "Brilliant means more than bright," says Bowdoin's senior associate dean of admissions Linda Kreamer. "'Hardworking and motivated' probably means the student isn't too smart." Cornell readers bristled at a recommendation hailing a student who "cares more about what he learns than what grades he gets." Translation: If admitted, he'd wind up on academic probation...