Word: parallelism
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...when the historical division of the war department was formed, Taylor was one of the first appointed. He counts the rewards and pleasures of working with this tightly knit group as a "major experience," and one which has no real parallel in the somewhat isolated academic life...
...Democrats could establish a parallel between predictions about the Presidential race and about Harvard football games, then there would be no question but that Adlai Stevenson will be the next President of the United States...
Nevertheless, the roads are sure to profit by a merger. All three run parallel routes along sizable sections of track, could save millions in maintenance and tax charges by abandoning some sections, downgrading others. Since all three are dieselized, they would need less equipment, could shift engines from one section to another as traffic demanded, could also combine many duplicating services, from secretaries to freight yards...
Swinburn's "ring," said the government spokesman, had reported to two British embassy first secretaries-John G. Gove and James B. Flux. The diplomats were given 72 hours to leave the country. (The British Foreign Office promptly declared that two officials of parallel status in Egypt's London embassy were persona non grata...
Algeria's rebels, beaten in open combat, decided on a parallel program of their own. They "atomized" their bands and resorted to hit-and-run terrorism-assassination, small-scale ambushes, and intimidation, mostly carried out at night and out of reach of French forces. Last week, the night before the land distribution was to take place at Saint Lucien, a small group of rebels sneaked into town...