Word: parallelling
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...England Von Bulow has yet to receive a sentence and most likely won't for some time. If the day ever comes when he is forced to do time, it will most likely be in a minimum security set-up more suitable for one of his social stature. The parallel between the two men, it seems, may ironically break down at the last possible moment--at just the point when administering justice in similarly tough fashion seemed so crucial...
...Salvador last week, also compares his experiences with Viet Nam. "In some ways," he says, "the risks here are greater, but that is because there are still chances to see and report on both sides in this conflict." Longtime Caribbean Correspondent Bernard Diederich, reporting from Nicaragua, draws a different parallel: to the 1965 U.S. invasion of the Dominican Republic. "Some say the invasion restored democracy," says Diederich; "others say it slowed its return. But it was costly...
...issue of a liberal media has cropped up often in recent months because, it appears, of the weekly's growing distrust of the news coverage of the El Salvador war: Columnist Cliff Kincaid drawn an interesting parallel. "In terms of inflammatory media coverage and the fact that outside communist powers are trying to impose a Marxist- Leninist dictatorship on an independent nation, El Salvador is another Vietnam...
...Salvador is "closer to home," Shea said, adding that the committee considers Reagan's policy of attacking Soviet intervention in Poland while supporting American involvement in El Salvador inconsistent. "We want to draw a parallel," he said, adding, "President Reagan is clearly confused about Central America--we want to educate...
...crude and the price of gasoline. Robert O. Anderson, chairman of Atlantic Richfield, told a group of TIME editors last week: "The drop in the past two months is the largest drop in the history of oil prices. We really have a moment in the industry that is without parallel...