Word: comparisons
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...misdeeds of Prabhu and Sayeed pale in comparison to the charges Charles K. Lee '93 and David G. Sword '93 face...
WASHINGTON -- PRESIDENT CLINTON asked aides at a National Security Council meeting on Haiti to prepare a comparison between a possible U.S. invasion of Haiti and Reagan's 1983 invasion of Grenada. Clinton wanted a study of forces needed, likely casualties -- and rationales used. After the meeting one official asked, half joking, "Are there any Americans in medical school in Haiti?" Another answered, "No, but we've found two American dentists there...
...emotions defy comparison to any American sporting event. The national pride of the competing sides is at stake. Coaches and players who lose key matches frequently retire just hours afterwards. Sadly, people are killed for their mistakes on the field. And those who succeed become national heroes forever with a flick of an ankle...
...comparison to "Blue" with its melancholic and somber tone, "White" is a black comedy of quirkiness and creativity. When the person Karol has agreed to kill turns out to be Mikolaj, we are not really surprised. The sense of voyeurism accomplished with Karol watching his own funeral or looking through binoculars at his ex-wife in prison do not overtly strike the viewer as unusual. But combined, these and other scenes slowly converge to form Kieslowski's unique way in which to tell his love story...
Other countries are reporting falloffs ranging from 20% in Poland to 30% in Bulgaria. By comparison, during World War II, births dropped 25% in Germany and Japan...