Word: distinguish
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Instead, Harvard's attitude toward drinking is prompted more by a concern for the wellness of its undergraduates, who, Lewis says, are not often in the position to distinguish between responsible and irresponsible drinking...
...herring worth addressing at the outset is the failure to distinguish between homosexuality and pedophilia, which creates a false parallel at the core of the Times' argument. A double standard would be in effect had the media ignored a situation where two gay men killed a straight man for being straight. But sex with children is a crime regardless of the sexes involved, and is not synonymous with homosexuality. Brown and Carpenter were roommates, and the details of their relationship have not been revealed, but evidence taken from their house - handwritten fantasy scenarios involving children, as well as diagrams...
...Letterman-esque professor of Science A-35, "Matter in the Universe," Kirshner lightens the atmosphere in his cluttered office with a steady stream of jokes. After a one-liner about slacker students and a quip about make-up exams, he quickly turns to the matter at hand--attempting to distinguish astronomy from astrology...
Some argued she had become aloof in recent months; others said she ran lackluster campaign, not trying hard enough to distinguish herself from other candidates with similar views...
...conventional wisdom said Gore's substantive message was strong. He attacked Bradley's plan to spend the federal budget surplus and sought repeatedly to distinguish his position from that of his opponent...