Word: contrast
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...contrast, 11 buses were needed to transport Harvard students to last spring's pro-choice rally in Washington...
...final few scenes of the movie, which bring together Emmett, Samantha and her grandmother at the Vietnam Veteran's Memorial in Washington D.C. are undeniably moving. They show by their contrast with the rest of In Country exactly how fine a film was lost in the production of this motion picture...
...them, Atlantic City's tax base is 21 times as large as it was in 1976. In addition to all the new jobs, the casinos have generated more than $1.8 billion in tax revenue for the state, most of it earmarked for the elderly and handicapped. "People see the contrast between the facilities we've put up and the rest of the town, and they think, 'What happened? Why did these bastards not do what they were supposed to do?' The fact is, we did," says Carver. "We came here to produce the money, not to run the city...
...hands of organized crime that much of his energy went into developing a body of law and a bureaucracy that would do the job. As a result, the two regulatory agencies that enforce the formidable Casino Control Act spend $59 million annually to police twelve casinos, in contrast to $15.7 million for 285 casinos in Nevada. The two agencies can, in the words of Carl Zeitz, a former member of the casino-control commission, fairly claim to have "legitimized the industry" in New Jersey. But with all its attention focused on the Mob, the state let eight years pass before...
...surprisingly useful for controlling robots, machine tools and various electronic systems. A conventional air conditioner, for example, recognizes only two basic states: too hot or too cold. When geared for thermostat control, the cooling system either operates at full blast or shuts off completely. A fuzzy air conditioner, by contrast, would recognize that some room temperatures are closer to the human comfort zone than others. Its cooling system would begin to slow down gradually as the room temperature approached the desired setting. Result: a more comfortable room and a smaller electric bill...