Word: distinctness
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...Zeugma" is a literary device in which a single verb modifies two distinct objects that do not belong together--as, for example in the following passage from Alexander Pope's "The Rape of the Lock...
...Week 9 came to a close, war was still a distinct danger -- and a definite option for the U.S. -- but the President who addressed the United Nations Monday was Bush the multilateralist. He seemed to realize that he has earned such widespread praise, both at home and abroad, precisely because he has resisted a very American temptation: instead of coming on like gangbusters, he has shown the restraint necessary to lead an international effort that cuts across both East-West and North-South divides. If sustained, his accomplishment may establish a precedent for collective-security arrangements more enduring than...
...Mesoamerica, from the Olmecs through the great epoch of the Mayans (A.D. 300-900) to the Toltecs and Aztecs; then the viceregal and Catholic mission art that rose out of the Spanish conquista in the 16th century; the impact of the Baroque and the growth of a Mexican (as distinct from imported Spanish) artistic consciousness in the 17th century; and so on to the major Mexican artists of the early 20th century, Diego Rivera, Jose Clemente Orozco, David Alfaro Siqueiros, Kahlo and Rufino Tamayo. (Artists born after 1910 are not included.) Wisely, the Met sells the catalog...
Those anxieties are well founded. If American blood is shed in a war against Israel's most dangerous foe -- albeit for distinct U.S. interests -- Israel will have a difficult time explaining its own reluctance to make political sacrifices that could promote peace in the region...
...risk abandoning an incumbent Governor. Last year the G.O.P. gained a majority in Florida's congressional delegation for the first time since Reconstruction. In the reapportionment that will follow this fall's elections, Florida stands to gain four more seats, and the party controlling the statehouse will hold a distinct advantage when new district lines are drawn...