Women from two different countries, writing in very different literary forms – one fiction, one non-fiction, winning distinct literary prizes – had remarkably similar experiences in the reception of their works.
With Castleton's assistance, the Youngstown Ohio Works claimed its third consecutive Ohio state pennant, a prize distinct from the league championship.
Perhaps, what with the stock market's showing all the charm of a defoliant, getting the exchange has the distinct feel of a booby prize.
The Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction, formerly the Orange Prize, was founded in 1991 after organizers noticed a distinct lack of appreciation for novels written by women.
Mr. Barragán won the architecture establishment's prestigious Pritzker Prize in 1980 for his distinct Mexican adaptation of Le Corbusier's Modernism.
Announcing the prize, he spoke of her "very, very distinct special language, on the one hand, and on the other hand she has really a story to tell about growing up in a dictatorship".
The Indians' knowledge of English and a commercial savvy prized by their culture gave them a distinct leg up on other immigrants, and they had a network of relatives and close friends to help out.
Then you could argue that the prize goes to the ticket holder — you — as distinct from the seat holder, the friend.
An argument can be made that the award has more of a Pultizer Prize type feel to it now, with several distinct regions and cultures of the world being considered for one of the top literary prizes around, but what stands out the most is the number of American writers on this list.
"Gasland," a documentary making its television premiere on HBO on Monday night after winning a special jury prize at the Sundance Film Festival, is maddening in several distinct ways.
