Word: distinctly
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Further Council action, in the event of a rebuff by the Faculty Committee, was a distinct possibility, Bingham said. As chairman of the Council sub-committee on student activities, he declared that he would ask the Council to press the matter, probably at its next meeting...
This realism is as distinct from the stodgy realism of "documentaries" as the poetry which it breeds is distinct from the sickly prettiness of most "art" movies. The film treats nature as purely and honorably as it treats man. There is no elaborate composing, no fancy work with filters or soft focus, no picturesqueness: the camera merely accepts and sensitively records the more than sufficient beauty of the world it sees. For unadorned, undoctored beauty, immediacy and sensuous abundance, the film is unique...
...successful in this period that Radcliffe decided to maintain activity for the University. "Now we have the most talented bunch of musicians we've ever had," enthused Fine. The group decided to become more active after that, forming its own chamber orchestra, and now occupies a place distinct from the Glee Club and the Pierian Sodality...
...flaw in the troupe's production was neither its play, which was interesting if at times overdone, nor certainly the performances. The stage devices were a distinct weak spot-the vulgar and obvious music smacking of 19th Century melodrama, the sets shabby and clumsy, and the arrangement of the piece into a number of short scenes out-of-date and annoying. Victorian elements and language aside, however, the evening was distinctly an unusual and rewarding...
...Other schools--among which Yale is an out-standing example--lay much more emphasis on placement and much less on discovering aptitudes and inclinations. In a time when jobs are scarce, the Yale man who has been told precisely where his best chances lie is likely to have a distinct advantage over the Harvard man who has been told that he would make a good banker, or insurance agent. Even today, competition is high among college graduates, and a bureau concerned with actual placement would be a great service to many students...