Word: distinguishable
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...clear details about the new policy, leaving many of the minutiae up to the students’ imaginations. For example, groups are uncertain as to whether withdrawals of money that was donated before July are also subject to the new tax, because McLoughlin’s announcement did not distinguish between old and new donations. If pre-July donations are taxed at the new rate, it would be a patently unjust and illegitimate retroactive tax. Pre-July donors contributed with the expectation that all of their money would be going into their intended recipient’s treasury...
...Harvard’s early admission program—known as “early action”—is non-binding, allowing accepted applicants to wait until May 1 to notify the College whether they will attend. But less privileged students sometimes fail to distinguish between Harvard’s program and binding “early decision” programs offered at other schools. In other instances, students do not apply early because they are not well advised about the logistics of preparing to apply early...
...These concerns echo those expressed by backers of intelligent design, who include a mix of mostly Protestants and Roman Catholics. The ID advocates take pains to distinguish themselves from old-school "creationists," arguing instead that evolution has simply elbowed out any other explanation for how we or the world was created. Darwin, they worry, has become "Darwinism" - natural science transformed into dogmatic philosophy. Still, the heart of the battle in the U.S. is not about theology or philosophy. It's about location. Proponents say ID should be taught in biology class at public schools, and this is a debate that...
...What I found most curious about the poll was what people in such a relatively enviable position might have been thinking when they responded so naturally to Pew's seemingly impolite question. What scripture or mental scenarios made it so easy to distinguish and choose between their two identifications...
...Huggable not only overcomes those hurdles, but should be able to interact with patients and provide quantitative information to caregivers. It will have full-body sensors that detect electric field, temperature and force from beneath its soft fur and is programmed with algorithms that should be able to distinguish petting, tickling, scratching, slapping and poking. "To be effective, therapeutic robotic companions must also be able to understand and appropriately respond to how a person touches it," the group's website says. Face recognition technology helps the Huggable recognize familiar faces. Its internal PC will monitor the patient's condition...