Word: markedness
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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For Carter, the convention marked a new climax in a remarkable political ascent (just three years ago, when he was Governor of Georgia, panelists had failed to recognize him on What's My Line?). It also served to position him, more sharply than he had been perceived before, as a...
The scene marked the end of a historic decade of dissent in the Soviet Union. Since 1965 the KGB had conducted a campaign to fragment Russia's "democratic movement for human rights" by imprisoning or exiling its members. Amalrik, 38, was the last of his generation of celebrated protester...
In the brisk upward march of the economy from the nation's worst postwar recession, the relatively free-spending consumer has so far led the way. In marked contrast, spending by businessmen for new plant and equipment, which is critical to sustaining the business upturn, has been notably laggard...
Not All Doomed. As a result, no fewer than 35 states, as well as Congress, drafted new death-penalty laws, partly in the hope of stemming the increase in violent crimes. The fact that 70% of the states took such actions was, for Stewart, a "marked indication of society'...
The U.S. is Japan's best customer, and the strength of the American recovery is being anxiously watched by Japanese officials for any sign of slowdown-which Japan does not need. When oil prices went through the roof two years ago, Japan's economy went through the floor...