Word: markedness
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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However, in the confusion there was, surprisingly, no censorship or harassment of reporters by the Thieu regime -at least for the moment. Such freedom was a marked change from the secret-police tactic of beating up Western newsmen covering demonstrations, or the possibility that the Information Ministry might not renew...
The strike probably marked the apex of Harvard's crisis, but for me and my family it was just beginning. That summer, while the family was visiting relatives in Los Angeles, President Pusey flew there for an odd and dramatic meeting with my father. On a park bench, with a...
This year marked the 22nd time in the NCAA's 28-year history that a western team has garnered the national crown. Harvard has reached the playoffs seven times but has never advanced beyond the semifinals.
The Golden Gophers' comeback victory over the Crimson in the NCAA semifinals marked the final disappointment of the year, Minnesota rallied from a 4-1 deficit with five unanswered goals to crush Harvard's hopes for its first NCAA championship.
There are no private rooms or open spaces in the world John Hersey describes in his novel My Petition for More Space. Hersey's microcosm of the world--New Haven. Connecticut--is so crowded that its inhabitants stand in line for everything and everything has its allotted time: a twenty...