Word: contrastingly
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Dates: during 1960-1960
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...Study of diets in the U.S.," said the A.H.A. report, "indicates that they usually contain large amounts of fat, which account for approximately 40-45% of the calories. In contrast, many populations in other parts of the world-for example, large groups in Asia, Africa and Latin America-eat food containing barely a third as much fat. The concentrations of cholesterol in the blood of such groups are much less than in those consuming the excess-calorie and high-fat diets, and some reports indicate that heart attacks are correspondingly fewer...
Love at First Sight. One of Reichenbach's most successful efforts is his musical score; The Marines opens with rock 'n' roll, drowns out roaring sergeants with soaring cellos, beats jungle drums during bayonet drill, concludes with Beethoven's Grand Fugue. That kind of startling contrast has become the trademark of the many-talented, Paris-born moviemaker whose first creative work was collaborating on songs, some of them for Edith Piaf. In 1947 he visited the U.S., fell "crazy in love with that country," stayed on for five years as a consultant to art museums...
...have considerable freedom as to belief, but Episcopalians (the U.S. version of Anglicans) believe they have the apostolic succession in their bishops, acquired before the Church of England split from the Roman Catholic Church. Chief sacraments are baptism and communion, in which Christ is considered a real presence. In contrast to the other denominations, Episcopalians consider confirmation, penance, ordination, unction and matrimony as sacramental...
...hovers on the edge of abstraction, just as the old soldier himself hovers on the edge of death. In all the other paintings, Rivers has already become bored with subject matter. In a painting called United Nations, he uses stenciled letters, suggesting country-identifying name plates, to heighten the contrast of readymade reality and pure imagination. His Buick Painting with P is not so much a picture of the rear end of a car as a study in force...
...trend of grades after the first year was slightly downward for those answering the poll, a contrast with the slight upward trend for the College as a whole. This might be related to the higher grades generally given in upper level courses, which would make first year standing higher than would otherwise be expected...