Word: distinctiveness
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Dates: during 1980-1980
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...their flora and fauna. Since Columbus first gazed on what was to be for three centuries the main corridor for settlement of the New World, the islands have accumulated an asset more precious than all the gold that was not there: people, of almost every ethnic origin, melded into distinct and assertively individual societies...
...growing number of observers who are unhappy with the current system take a pragmatic view of changing it. They do not want to repeat the mistake of the reformers who drastically curtailed the power of party leaders and Government officials without adequately considering the consequences. There are distinct advantages to a more open system, however few people take advantage of it. Says Jonathan Moore, director of the John F. Kennedy School of Government's Institute of Politics at Harvard: "We have a very flexible, very pluralistic system with a lot of freedom of choice and diversity within...
Since returning to the U.S., I have stressed continually the importance of following press accounts with a critical eye. My parents, like most Americans who depend largely on the TV media for news, had a distinct and, I think, distorted view of Iran and the Iranian people. In fact, I did reassure them before departing for Iran. Unfortunately, a number of Ms. Safa's remarks and accusations are based on false assumptions about me, my moral standards, my academic competence and my intellectual capabilities. I fear that she had "read in" a good deal more than is in the article...
There are bound to be more satisfying and fundamental explanations for the recurring shortcomings of forecasting and prophecy. In fact, there are three distinct reasons, among which the interplay is intimate and intricate...