Word: peculiarities
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...theory seems simple enough, but the peculiar epidemiology of AIDS has already raised disturbing issues about how these trials will be conducted. In particular, the populations at greatest risk for the disease -- including drug abusers, prisoners and prostitutes in the U.S., as well as truck drivers and military recruits in some African countries -- are not ideal candidates for a structured scientific trial. Drug abusers and prostitutes may be transients who are not easy to monitor, and inadequate transportation and communications in many African countries will hurt efforts to keep track of volunteers...
Traditionally, politicians build coalitions of supporters. Gorbachev has done the opposite. He has managed to make a peculiar virtue out of having detractors on all sides...
...Holworthy Hall, at the end of the Yard nearest the lab, resident Jordan A. Young '94 said he did not smell anything peculiar...
Once battle began, confusion was compounded by the use of such terms as air supremacy and precision bombing, which mean something particular to military officers but carry more sweeping implications for the untutored listener. The peculiar physical circumstances of the war, which so far have afforded reporters few direct opportunities to witness the air battle or determine the impact on Iraq's forces, further fueled the optimism. The military has controlled much of the information flow -- and has understandably stressed its achievements...
...billiards tournaments to commemorate Mozart's fondness for planning carom shots while he composed music, and vice versa. Japanese entrepreneurs have already started selling Mozart dolls, Mozart watches, even Mozart sake manufactured to the strains of Mozart's music. "Mozart is suitable because it is gentle and smooth, not peculiar or chaotic," says the distiller. Mozart tours are selling well, and France is operating a Mozart train to several cities that the composer visited. The Austrians have put Mozart's picture on their 5,000 schilling note ($500), which will probably be just about enough to buy a small...