Word: distinctives
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...Cousin, Cousine doesn't live up to its billing as a winsome masterpiece, largely because the amorous cousins, played by Marie Christine Barrault and Victor Lanoux, are au fond too shallow. While no one would demand a trenchant political or psychological comment from romantic comedy, we do expect two distinct and compelling personalities whose collision will charm or amuse us. Maybe I'm prejudiced by American films (especially the screwball variety), but I want more quirkiness and spunk from the leads. Although Barrault and Lanoux are frequently endearing and fun to look at as a collection of handsome faces...
...Harvard, however, this is unfortunately where the coach usually goes out. As a matter of fact, a review of the quotability of Harvard's varsity coaches would reveal that they can be divided into four distinct categories. Without mentioning names, these categories are as follows: Category #1-- This category consists of those coaches who refuse to talk to The Crimson. Never, ever, ever. Period. Current enrollment: one. Category #2-- In this category we have those coaches who do not like The Crimson, who would prefer to say nothing, but who usually, out of politeness, end up mumbling something. Had they...
...activity, but got moved to this rather odd location when Harvard decided to go bureacratic. It's usually pretty empty now, and is always quiet (particularly because the high booths and ferocious waitresses don't invite rowdiness), but it has a great jukebox--one which you can hear, a distinct difference from the music at 33 Dunster Street, where they play good music but you can barely hear the person next to you, much less the music...
...poll, set up by Sidney Verba '53, professor of Government, and Garry R. Orren, assistant professor of Government, in conjunction with The Washington Post, was designed to test the attitudes of the general American public and specifically those of leaders of eight distinct areas...
...Decisions, that is, based on wider knowledge of available options and a deeper understanding of themselves. Applications to med and law schools--which rose astronomically after 1971--have leveled off since 1973, he points out--a fairly good indication that Whitlock is right, and there has been a sudden, distinct change since the days when law and med schools were seen as the only career alternatives...