Word: distinguish
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...pound crew regatta was won by Crew C with crews G. H. and Trailing in the order named in the finals held late yesterday afternoon. When the boats pulled in at the finish at Anderson Bridge it become so dark that it was difficult to distinguish between the crews. The consolation race which had been planned for the losers in the Thursday races was cancelled by the managers. Coach Newell is now arranging three feats from the seven light weight crews which will row as the first 150-pound squad while the remaining men will be formed into four crews...
...today, with the stadium crowded to the last available seat, with people crowding the roof of the colonnade, and jamming the extra seats built on the track, with the atmosphere tense with excitment, and both teams fighting their utmost, there will be little to distinguish this from the final game of the season, save the purple jersies of the Holy Cross team in place of the Bulldog blue...
...distinguish between legitimate publicity and propaganda...
Unitarians hold Jesus Christ to be a mere man, but in their devotion to Him place Him on such a high piano that it is hard to distinguish between them and some Trinitarians, who, while contending that He is a unique part of a triune God, emphasize His manhood rather than His deity...
...European students, after completing a tour of thirty American colleges, were unanimous and emphatic in their criticisms. Perhaps their most interesting remark was one which had to do with undergraduate activities. In this country, an English student, said, one goes to college not to develop himself, but to distinguish himself. Since the road to distinction leads at present through athletics and "activities" rather than through studies, a distortion of emphasis naturally results. A student's object becomes to "make" a club, team, or organization; and he feels content when he has attained that object...