Word: distinctions
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Mormon theology and history. Indeed, he devotes too much space to a mere chronicle of Mormon history. But O'Dea realizes two essential things about the Mormons: that their values and experience have been peculiarly American, and that the Mormons are not merely a religious sect, but a distinct society. Although O'Dea does not make the connection, these are the two principle reasons for the continued success of Mormonism...
...result of the dubious publicity accorded HSA during the past several weeks, a distinct prejudice has evidently developed in the community against any student enterprise. As the manager of an independent student operation, whose livelihood depends on the goodwill of this community, I am necessarily concerned...
...distinct prejudice" on the part of students against the Harvard Student Agencies has hurt several independently run student business, according to Leland Chandler '57, manager of the Harvard Laundermat...
...Most Striking Fact." "There is a distinct resurgence of the notion of morality in the law," says Illinois' Justice Walter Schaefer. Reports Indiana's Professor Jerome Hall in the current Virginia Law Review: "The most striking fact about current national developments is the rise of natural law philosophies almost everywhere." Writes Massachusetts' U.S. District Judge Charles E. Wyzanski: "We live in a world where so many revolutions are occurring simultaneously that we clamor for stable principles to which we can anchor faith . . . And nowhere more than in the law is there a demand that we address ourselves...
...press reported daily the progress of a survey being made of university students by the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament. Though the results were hardly conclusive -e.g., only 1,330 out of London University's 24,000 students even bothered to answer the questionnaire-the press gave the distinct impression that those who favored banning the bomb, missile bases and arming patrol planes with H-bombs definitely had the edge...