| 单词 | contrast |
| 例句 | In stark contrast, she also carries the deep concern and gentleness I first saw yesterday in her anxiety for her little brother. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z Downstairs, by contrast, were the baddest of the bad—almost exclusively, inmates who had assaulted guards. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z If you’re comparing or contrasting things, use than, as in more than or less than. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z In contrast to the figure of Hades on the column drum, the bronze youth in figure 19 is free to move about, lending him a lifelike presence that is further enhanced by his dancing pose. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z I put on a white shirt, but by contrast it made my face and hands appear too dark. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z In contrast, the scrap of cloth from Kiras pocket, the one which had created itself so magically in her fingers, fluttered where it lay near her head. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The vines grew everywhere, their green and silver-white leaves contrasting attractively with rose-pink flowers. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z But it would have been better to rewrite the sentence to convey the contrast from the start, using an unambiguous connective such as alternatively. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z Her white teeth contrasted with her dark, shiny skin, and when she smiled, her face not only increased in beauty, it also glowed with charm. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z The spread of writing has occurred by either of two contrasting methods, which find parallels throughout the history of technology and ideas. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z In contrast to floor policy, scruff lines his chin. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z By contrast, the merely good students had totaled eight thousand hours, and the future music teachers had totaled just over four thousand hours. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z In stark contrast to the darkness of his hair, though, his eyes are limpid and blue. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z An odd, dilapidated wooden building near one of the corners of the square contrasted greatly with the gray stone. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z In contrast, the ‘maker’s knowledge’ principle implies that if I do make a vacuum in a laboratory then I have a real understanding of what it is that I have made. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z “The other attorneys knock. Everybody else knocks,” Linton says, in contrast to Terryl’s habit of bursting into her colleagues’ offices unannounced. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Seeing all of those Black people in the room was such a contrast to what we were used to seeing in the world of fencing. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z The colonel was more than a head taller than the chaplain and over twice as broad, and his swollen, overbearing authority made the chaplain feel frail and sickly by contrast. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z In contrast to my P.E. coach, the typing teacher was well dressed. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z The rooms hidden behind the multitude of tents in Le Cirque des Rêves are a stark contrast to the black and white of the circus. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z By contrast, a bulldog and a spaniel may look very different, but they are members of the same species, sharing the same DNA pool. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z The rest of the world falls away, until there are only the sounds of my steady inhalation and exhalation in contrast with his rattling, wheezing breath. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z That contrasts sharply with the situation in Australia, the Americas, and South Africa, where European settlement was numerous and lasting and replaced the original native population over large areas. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z By contrast, a pall of humiliation fell over Livermore, whose dismal record was now oh-for- three. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z I like how they contrast against my own skin. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z The contrast between the two towering figures of Berkeley science was striking. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z By contrast, Lazlo was all rough edges: burlap to Nero’s silk. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z In this single sun-drunk stripe, Weep was as lush as Lazlo had always imagined it to be, and the rest of the city looked more dead for the contrast. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z In contrast, a monstrous form of racism that was rising in Europe exaggerated and demonized individual distinctions. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z The contrast with Brutus is made, and reinforced when later he says: I am no orator, as Brutus is; But, as you know me all, a plain blunt man, That love my friend ... Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z The black band returned like a slash, and her eyes blazed all the brighter for the contrast. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z I wanted her to feel the contrast to when Chrissie and Rodney had touched her, and I deliberately chose exactly the same spot. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z And then Alexa touches her neck and compares and contrasts this to her own suicide attempt, as usual, making it all about her. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z The head was very dark brown—almost black—in such sharp contrast to the white neck that the bird looked as though it were wearing a kind of hood. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Black people, by contrast, are routinely labeled felons and released into a permanent racial undercaste. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Compare and contrast the pitch names on the staff with the letters of the alphabet. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z "Amazonia," by contrast, refers to the bigger region bounded by the Andes to the west, the Guiana Shield to the north, and the Brazilian Shield to the south. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z It is quite a contrast, of rocks and plants, like a slice of Canada piled on top of a piece of Mexico. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I lived at West Egg, the--well, the less fashionable of the two, though this is a most superficial tag to express the bizarre and not a little sinister contrast between them. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z He liked that, the way his face curled up, the wideness of his mouth, the scruff growing evenly around his chin and above his lips, the way it provided contrast against his dark skin. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z The darkness and disorder inside the camp lie in sharp contrast to the outside. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z In contrast, the students with the teachers identified as cheaters scored far worse, by an average of more than a full grade level. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z When others spoke they seemed harsh and uncouth by contrast; and if they gainsaid the voice, anger was kindled in the hearts of those under the spell. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z It’s layered in soft white chiffon, which contrasts nicely with my tattoos and rainbow hair, but it rides up higher than I thought it would. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z However, in contrast to state bureaucrats, chiefdom bureaucrats had generalized rather than specialized roles. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z In contrast, proteins—diverse, chatty, versatile, capable of assuming Zelig-like shapes and performing Zelig-like functions—were infinitely more attractive as gene carriers. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z I fought back glimpses of my daugh-ter’s birthday party in its cruel contrasts to our party here tonight. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The face of his grandson, by contrast, is that of a bud-lipped aesthete. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z The Sales were a complete contrast to the hushed atmosphere of the Exchanges. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z We, in brilliant contrast, are completely organized structures, squirming with information at every covalent bond. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z In contrast to this, the Office of Vital Statistics records 33 deaths in 1959 alone from the sting of bees and wasps. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z In contrast, humankind ascended to the top so quickly that the ecosystem was not given time to adjust. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z America and its Western allies, in contrast, saw Stalin's intransigence as the actions of a new Hitler, someone bent on undoing all they had fought and died for. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z That contrast between the immediate virtues of wheat and barley and the difficulties posed by teosinte may have been a significant factor in the differing developments of New World and Eurasian human societies. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z It was such a contrast to his restraint of a few minutes ago that Armstrong was quite taken aback. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z Its whiteness contrasted starkly with the black veil that framed her head like a shroud. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z By contrast, enslavement was intended to last a lifetime. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z Writing, by contrast, was an activity I thought of as a kind of report, evidence of learning. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z By the door lay another dog, nose on paws, brown eyes open and watchful in contrast to the peacefulness radiated by the other occupants of the room. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z In contrast, another resident complained of the local employment opportunities and lack of shopping choices. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z In contrast, pottery wasn’t adopted in the Fertile Crescent until about a thousand years after the adoption of agriculture. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z But the contrast here was too great, the world before my eyes too fantastical. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z At Pollsmoor I got to know Gregory better and found him a welcome contrast to the typical warder. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Not exactly beautiful, but her blue eyes and pert snub nose gave her a catlike quality that contrasted with her robust, athletic movements. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z Her hair is a jumble of beautiful black curls that frames her round face, and she’s dressed in an oversize, white sports jersey that contrasts with her brown skin. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Inka roads, by contrast, were built for llamas. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Two contrasting explanations suggest themselves: problems with the local people, or problems with the locally available wild plants. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z In contrast, the wild ancestors of most Southwest Asian crops and animals were absent from western Europe. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Seeing a perfectly normal child here in the middle of the Greater Jungle was such an odd contrast that he wasn’t even sure what to say. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z A notable element of all these East-West rivalries was that the western rep-resentatives nearly always seemed to embody certain attributes that stood in stark contrast to those of their eastern counterparts. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z The train to Kielce is a normal passenger train, a strange contrast to our history on the railroad. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Don was an excellent draughts player, but his style contrasted with mine. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z There is a seductive, hallucinogenic quality to much Debussy, though, in contrast to the forceful physicality and ritualistic hypnosis of Stravinsky. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z I enjoyed looking at the countryside, all colored for me by contrast with Haiti’s—the electric power wires, the irrigated fields. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z Her thick, dark eyebrows were knitted together and somehow made a lovely contrast to the frothy, bridal white. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z This was in stark contrast to the white tennis body, S.A.L.T.U. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a relief to escape all that refinement and beauty—to be allowed to be unlovely and not a point of contrast. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z In contrast, an angle either twice as large or twice as small looked incompatible with the relevant bond angles. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z By contrast, Durham’s leading white newspaper denounced the idea of a boycott, calling it “dynamite” and “a distasteful aggressive suggestion...quite unfair to the theaters.” The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z In contrast, Holmes’s building was dead space, like the corner of a room where the gaslight could not reach. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Worse, there was the contrast between the frantic activity of the poor sailor and the gentle repose of his leg at the bottom of the boat. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z It was unexpectedly fulfilling, Caesar said, to witness the complete product, in contrast to the disembodied toil on Randall. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Their black uniforms contrasted with the white and chrome tables, reminding him of the black-turbaned Taliban. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z I try not to envy how the pastel straps contrast with her tanned shoulders and arms. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z He bared his bruised knuckles at me, a startling contrast to the elegant finery of his silver rings. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z It was a strange contrast to what was otherwise a picture of normalcy. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Nucleic acids, in contrast, were the dark horses of the biochemical world. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z In terms of analysis, solfege instantly informs the listener or singer which lines of music are the same and helps them compare and contrast each line rather quickly! Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z Charlie sat in the chair, and the contrast between him and its former occupant was comical. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Their graying hands stand out in contrast to the black lacquered finish of the rickshaw handles. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z In reality, although we frequently draw such a contrast, hunter-gatherers in some productive areas, including North America’s Pacific Northwest coast and possibly southeastern Australia, became sedentary but never became food producers. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z It was inevitable, then, that I would notice how the gentlemen, in contrast to their quiet mood at dinner, had begun to exchange words with some urgency. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z Stimulated by the sights and smells, you realise that you have arrived in a land of contrasts. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z The reading scores of the rich kids, by contrast, go up by a whopping 52.49 points. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z It was an abundant contrast to the meager food rations in Nazi Germany. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z By contrast, no wild maize ancestor has ever been found, despite decades of search. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Her voice was soft, a contrast from the crazed, hard sound he’d heard from her after she first arrived, when she’d delivered the message that everything was going to change. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z By contrast, if you were simply to run into a girl on the street, the probability that her sibling is a boy would be VS. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z It cut a stark contrast to the impressive municipal offices and other tall, well-manicured downtown buildings of this historic city, where, in 1877, Brigham Young delivered his final sermon. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z The jaunty patterns of popular dances were put together into contrasting groups of three to provide variation - slow-fast-slow or fast-slow-fast - even when the consorts were not accompanying actual dancing. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z In contrast, Maurice’s X-ray diffraction picture of DNA was to the point. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z Nothing depressed him more than the moments in which he contrasted his current mental powers with what he had formerly possessed. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z It lay in sharp contrast to the festive stalls and banners of the fair. The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z And when the last rocket burst and the cheering died away the night that had been fine before seemed dull and heavy in contrast, the sky became a pall. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z In contrast, a domesticated animal is defined as an animal selectively bred in captivity and thereby modified from its wild ancestors, for use by humans who control the animal’s breeding and food supply. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Notwithstanding this large body of theory, the role of color in art rests primarily on its sensuous and emotive appeal, in contrast to the more cerebral quality generally associated with line. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z “I do not understand everything. I am still unwell,” I said, hearing the contrast between my rough, foreign accent and her lilting, native one. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z In contrast, once food can be stockpiled, a political elite can gain control of food produced by others, assert the right of taxation, escape the need to feed itself, and engage full-time in political activities. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Tortoise had become a farmer, and had done nothing but grow crops; Snail, by contrast, had become a trader, and had many trading posts in all parts of the country. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z The contrast between the friendly greeting and the weapons propped against their shoulders is almost humorous. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z In contrast, man has put the vast majority of carcinogens into the environment, and he can, if he wishes, eliminate many of them. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z In contrast, the Australian giants had no time to learn to run away. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z By contrast, all but the very longest titles could easily be printed in a single codex. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z The barn was black as night in contrast and warm from the hay and from the beasts. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z Tommy, by contrast, didn’t seem to be experiencing any difficulty, though there was a hint of a limp in his gait. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z In contrast to the unattractive side street outside the window of Bókin, the library’s window provided a view of the fishing trawlers docked in the bay, and the mountains just beyond the water. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z We have now considered examples of three contrasting areas, in all of which food production did arise indigenously. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z “See how El Greco uses contrast to evoke emotional yearning.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z A phenotype, in contrast, refers to an organism’s physical or biological attributes and characteristics—the color of an eye, the shape of a wing, or resistance to hot or cold temperatures. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z On the left below are two examples—the first expressing similarity, the second expressing contrast—in which scientists do in their prose what they would never do in the lab. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z The speed and power and grace of the adults was startling by contrast, and Mary saw how much a growing youngster must long for the day when the wheels would fit. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z They examined each other, their new garb in sharp contrast to the other rags they wore. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z The library was like a tomb, illumined from within by a chill fluorescent light that, by contrast, made the afternoon seem colder and grayer than it was. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Her sight was failing, and she wore a pair of black-rimmed glasses which stood out in harsh contrast to her warm brown skin. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z Jess observed that it was the contrast between slaving under a tyrant and voluntary cooperation that arose from determination and good fellowship. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z In the United States, by contrast, voting disqualification upon release from prison is automatic, with no legitimate purpose, and affects millions. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z The trilling, rippling sweetness of their songs contrasted strangely with the silent horror below. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z It was the contrast that was so wrenching. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z It was a contrast with how they’d felt about their previous commander. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z The ability to make art, in contrast, must have been acquired relatively recently in the course of evolution. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z The tightly coiled hair of most New Guineans contrasts with the straight or wavy hair of most Australians. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z In contrast, the next two groups, the Pygmies and Khoisan, include hunter-gatherers without crops or livestock. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z As we came out of the hotel that morning they glittered in the early morning sun, and under the influence of those two-sided accessories, what happened next took on contrasting tones. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z I mean, who really cares about dividing decimals or contrasting the parts of plants, animals, and one-celled organisms when you’ve had the kind of morning I have? The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z What composers could impose instead of incremental change were more abrupt contrasts of loud and soft, like the juxtaposition of light and shade, chiaroscuro, in painting. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z Dark and quiet are all around, such a contrast to the screaming pain inside me. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z Yet there was something in his eyes, strikingly blue—the color of the waters of the southern countries—and the way they contrasted with his raven-black hair that made her pause. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Sapiens by contrast is more like a banana republic dictator. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z In contrast, the potential mass market for printing in medieval Europe induced numerous investors to lend money to Gutenberg. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Her concern is unexpected, in stark contrast with her hostility toward us. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z The world was verdant, in contrast to the desolation inside him. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z “I chose him to contrast her, and to complement. Perhaps I chose too well.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z In contrast to the Catholicism of school, the Mexican Catholicism of home was less concerned with man the sinner than with man the supplicant. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z He also regarded as suspect the instrumental nature, and murky methods, of rhetorical persuasion—which, by contrast with the strict logic of philosophical inquiry, they are. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z In public, by contrast, full individuality is achieved, paradoxically, by those who are able to consider themselves members of the crowd. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “By contrast, see how humanely the Germans deal with captured agents? See how I am doing translation work, neutrally occupying myself while I await trial?” Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z It looked a lovely face enough, and when compared with the real head in chalk, the contrast was as great as self-control could desire. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z Bruno, by contrast, was the first to distinguish stars and planets as we do now, making the sun a star and the planets, including the Earth, dark bodies shining by reflected light. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z The lazy motion with which the lance goes up, turning over silently and languidly as it goes, contrasts with this. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z His bright red underwear stands in stark contrast against his white skin. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z In the firing, the red slip had turned black, and the contrast of black and white against jade green was unmistakably new, different, remarkable. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z By contrast, in other developed countries around the world, a first-time drug offense would merit no more than six months in jail, if jail time is imposed at all. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Both my T-shirt and the flannel look hopelessly old and worn when contrasted with everything bright and new in this penthouse suite. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Their suits are blue, a stark contrast against the steel walls around them. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z My mother, listening to this debate, couldn’t fail to notice the stark contrasts between her two suitors. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z In contrast to everything that I just said about Native Australians, most New Guineans, such as Yali’s people, were farmers and swineherds. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Kepler, by contrast, was looking for a perfect match. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z In the early 1990s, by contrast, poorer students got 50 percent more aid on average than the wealthier ones, according to the College Board, the organization that runs the SAT entrance exams. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z In contrast, crop diffusion from Indonesia south to southwestern Australia was completely impossible, and diffusion over the much shorter distance from Mexico to the U.S. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z But what Corelli perfected, above all, was a form of musical contrast, an internal drama in the texture that was fresh, surprising and - for the time - highly original. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z He, like the rest of us, is now dressed in a standard, formfitting suit of red body armor that starkly contrasts with the world around us. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z English voyages, by contrast, were almost always funded by venture capitalists who hoped for a quick cash-out. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z By contrast, ancient foragers regularly ate dozens of different foodstuffs. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z It is a cheery contrast to our reality and the reason we are traveling such a long and unknown road. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z Corelli’s typical concerto grosso was divided into three sections of contrasting speeds - slow-fast-slow or fast-slow-fast - after the fashion of the earlier consort suites or setts. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z In contrast, many islands with intensive agriculture attained population densities exceeding 120 per square mile. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z The light blue contrasted nicely with my dark brown hair. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z Her loose white dress contrasted with her creamy brown skin, and a three-plated gold torque covered much of her chest and neck. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z The boy rode with his back straight and arms at his sides, confident and unafraid, such a contrast from last night. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z For contrast, we'd been shown pictures of florid pink lungs that were healthy, uncontaminated by smoke. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z But their brilliance was a contrast to the stone rooftops of a village below. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z By contrast with Monte Alban, these were minuscule entities; most were clusters of rustic villages covering ten to twenty square miles. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z How white by contrast the image came to me of my wife and children. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Yet by contrast to the versatile apostrophe, they are stolid little chaps, to say the least. Eats, Shoots & Leaves 2003-11-06T00:00:00Z Their respective genealogies also created temperamental and stylistic contrasts. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z I’d never seen him dress in black before, and, with the contrast against his pale skin, his beauty was absolutely surreal. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z In my head I can see a vision of the future, like a story I am telling myself, a clear, shining narrative to contrast with the chaos around me. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z In contrast, New Guineans have been living in societies where human numbers were too low for epidemic diseases of dense populations to evolve. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z At this, Constance’s pudgy, rosy cheeks grew redder still, so that her wispy blond hair seemed almost white in contrast, and her pale blue eyes shone bright as stars. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z Asian children, by contrast, don’t feel nearly that same bafflement. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z By contrast, the Americas had no wild maize, and thus no wild maize harvest. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Emma was soon perfectly satisfied of Mr. Martin’s being no otherwise remembered, than as he furnished a contrast with Mr. Elton, of the utmost advantage to the latter. Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z Thankfully, Hannah's brought some color into it, but it only takes a moment to notice the contrast between her side and mine. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z In contrast, a black hole is a point. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z His swiftly moving figure was in strange contrast to the languorous slow motion of his hands just a few minutes before. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z In sturdy contrast with the pitiful fate of the Kreuzkirche, stood the Frauenkirche, from the curves of whose stone dome the Prussian bombs rebounded like rain. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z To me it was a weird contrast: the urgency about getting money on the outside versus the seeming lack of urgency about getting out of prison. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He was living to be one hundred years old and played a smoothly fluent game of billiards that contrasted with his own ninety-four-year-old brittleness. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z By contrast, whites—even poor whites—are far less likely to be imprisoned for drug offenses. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z It is a curious contrast to the martial spirit of the Aeneid. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z In contrast, the unsatisfactory attempts at chemical control in earlier years had cost about £, 1 o per acre. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z The walls were exposed Sheetrock, which contrasted spectacularly with the wood paneling on the vaulted ceiling. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z By contrast, sedentary people, unconstrained by problems of carrying young children on treks, can bear and raise as many children as they can feed. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z The story contrasted those demands with the science showing that when someone was being responsive, it wasn’t the same thing as being effective. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z “Far from it. I was tormented by the contrast between my idea and my handiwork: in each case I had imagined something which I was quite powerless to realise.” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z In contrast to the way they were raised, my parents mutually agreed to raise their children following Muslim traditions. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z In contrast, France had done everything it could to ensure that its glory overwhelmed everyone. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z His palms were warm and rough, a startling contrast to his long, agile fingers, the fingers of a scribe or ketubah painter. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z These images, cast in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, were contrasted with those created after enslavement, the Sambo caricatures I had always known. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z CAT, in contrast, specified a different amino acid—Histidine. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z The contrast of this laughing, luxuriant beauty with the clear-cut, austere grandeur all around arrests the attention sharply. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z The contrast was almost too great to be borne. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The grate is locked by a steel padlock, its shine a mocking contrast to the muted green coat that covers the rest of the ship. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z In contrast to Wilkins, Farmer backed the students’ efforts 100 percent and enjoined every man, woman, and child in St. Joseph’s to participate in the direct-action campaign in any way possible. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Bardic recitation was by nature collective and unifying; the reading of books, by contrast, promoted independence, privacy, and the hoarding of knowledge by the privileged few. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z Her hair was set in elaborate and curiously rigid curls that contrasted oddly with her heavy-jawed face. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z The most obvious two are similarity and contrast: Coherence Relation Example Typical Connectives Similarity Herons live in the and, similarly, likewise, northern United States. too Herons live in most of Canada. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z He looked back for an instant at the Great Ones and shivered a little at the contrast. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z Smith was an eccentric rebel who surrounded himself with people interested in the progressive issues of the day, and Elizabeth found the environment at his home a thrilling contrast to her father’s safe, conservative household. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z Thurber, by self-appointed virtuous contrast, saw commas as so many upturned office chairs unhelpfully hurled down the wide-open corridor of readability. Eats, Shoots & Leaves 2003-11-06T00:00:00Z In contrast, the most important cereal crops of eastern Asia and of the New World—rice and corn, respectively—had a lower protein content that posed significant nutritional problems. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z He did everything with direct and decisive movements, in contrast to his languid look. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z We only did pointe work once a week; in contrast, our technique classes occurred four days a week. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z In dazzling contrast to everyone else at Pimlico, the Iceman was utterly relaxed. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z In contrast, the New World’s sole writing systems, those of Mesoamerica, never spread to the complex Andean and eastern U.S. societies that might have adopted them. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z The bleak line of shore surrounding the gray harbor was a disheartening contrast to the shimmering green and white that fringed the turquoise bay of Barbados which was her home. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z By contrast, plans for Y-12 kept expanding even as the plant rose from the valley floor. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z By contrast, there was very little exchange of people, goods, or ideas between Mesoamerica and the Andes. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z He was wearing sunglasses and—in contrast to the shapeless, tweedy rags he generally wore—a sharp and very new Italian suit. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z In contrast, the information in our books is at most thousands of years old, and that in our brains is only decades old. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Ned Moffat had just married Sallie Gardiner, and Meg couldn’t help contrasting their fine house and carriage, many gifts, and splendid outfit with her own, and secretly wishing she could have the same. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z There was a great contrast between his world pessimism and personal cheeriness. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z In 1967, their campaign against southern segregation laws successful at last, black civil rights leaders were turning their attention to the North, a North they no longer saw in contrast to the South. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The camera then follows me upstairs, in our old house, to show the viewers my neat room in contrast to Muhammad’s mess. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z My fixed desire was to seek and find a good and intelligent woman, whom I could love: a contrast to the fury I left at Thornfield—” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z He can tell she is nervous, dressed in one of her better saris, wearing lipstick and perfume, in contrast to the khakis and T-shirts and soft leather moccasins Gogol and Maxine both wear. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z By contrast, the garbage men who appeared every Friday morning seemed to me unmistakably black. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z There were furs of every kind, including a handsome arrangement of black and white lambs’ wool, sewn in contrasting diamonds. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z In contrast, Indian blunt clubs, while capable of battering and wounding Spaniards and their horses, rarely succeeded in killing them. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z They remembered him very well because of the contrast between his dark skin and his green eyes. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z Outside the prison walls, just a few feet from the Hudson River, are three low, white buildings that contrast with the rest of Sing Sing in their newness and cheap construction. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The French, by contrast, had a Roman law system. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Complete silence fell in the clearing, and all seemed peaceful and quiet in contrast to the wildly beating heart of the desperate, trapped cat. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z In contrast, the Mediterranean zones of southwestern Australia and, to a lesser degree, of South Africa and western Europe offer a narrower range of altitudes, habitats, and topographies. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z I thought of all those heroines of fiction who looked pretty when they cried, and what a contrast I must make with blotched and swollen face, and red rims to my eyes. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z But his messages, in stark contrast to Jesse’s feisty determination, were grim. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z In contrast, I’m told, the businesses of Route 128 are much more secretive and insulated from one another, like Japanese milk-producing companies. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z He was a good deal taller than I, and in contrast to my somewhat ordinary but decently proportioned features and dark hair, his face seemed to have been cut from stone. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z In contrast, some tribes in northern Australia gave more importance to a person’s maternal ancestry, and a person’s tribal identity depended on his or her totem rather than his territory. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z The sister only shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the perplexity which, in contrast to her previous confidence, had come over her while she was crying. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z In contrast to its neighbor’s militant position on segregation, North Carolina made cautious moves to comply with the Brown v. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z By contrast, the younger man, said the judge, was “lean, Cassius-like, and copper-colored, he seldom smiled....All he asked of life was an open field and a fair chance. He was strictly business.” The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z The southerners, by contrast, were downright deferential in normal circumstances, stepping aside with more than nine feet to go. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z "I was living and working on the frontier between the totalitarian world and the West," he observed, "seeing both sides, and constantly angered by the contrast between the two." Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z While he was obviously not a progressive man, he was courteous and reasonable, in marked contrast to his predecessor. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The low, irregular hairlines, which seemed even more irregular in contrast to the straight, heavy eyebrows which nearly met. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z He rode with Scythe Volta in an off-grid Rolls Royce perfectly maintained since the Age of Mortality, the scythe’s yellow robe in stark contrast to the dark earth tones of the vehicle’s interior. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z At forty- four, Linda seemed, by contrast, a monster of flaccid and distorted senility. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z In contrast, some Broncho supporters let their hair down a bit. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z And as we shall soon see, wording should never be varied when a writer is comparing or contrasting two things. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z In the Soviet Union the resources, quality, attention and care given to military production is in striking contrast to the little left for consumer goods. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z In contrast, villages were closely associated in time with the rise of food production in much of Eurasia. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Now it welcomed her like a familiar friend, the contrasting trim above the top windows like raised eyebrows surprised to see her again. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Board of Education was a place of stark contrasts in black and white. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z Such is His mystery: that beauty requires contrast, and that discord is fundamental to the creation of new intensities of feeling. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z Harry could see him sweating in the torchlight, his white skin contrasting strongly with the black of his hair and beard. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Contrast Herons have one thing but, in contrast, on the in their favor: they are other hand, alternatively opportunistic hunters. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z Since Cathy was an only child her mother had no close contrast in the family. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z By contrast, Lauritsen and his Caltech colleagues soberly devoted two full pages to a meticulous accounting of every step they had taken to validate the French findings on carbon and boron alone. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z This contrast between local meanings and cosmopolitan messages is a perfectly sound one. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z The water had a metallic quality to it, a steel blue in contrast to the sky and seeming to give off a light of its own that cut into his eyes. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z “Redness,” the physical trait, in contrast, was the consequence of a chemical pigment in the eye. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z In contrast, time after time, quarrels between skilled and unskilled laborers left the work force weak and defeated. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z In contrast, most big mammals of Africa and Eurasia survived into modern times, because they had coevolved with protohumans for hundreds of thousands or millions of years. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Craster's sheepskin jerkin and cloak of sewn skins made a shabby contrast, but around one thick wrist was a heavy ring that had the glint of gold. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z But archaeologists studying Jomon Japan have found little evidence of direct imports from China, in contrast to China’s big influence on subsequent Japanese history. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z By contrast, the plantation had only one purpose: to create a single product that could be grown, ground, boiled, dried, and sold to distant markets. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z There was never lipstick to contrast with her straight black hair, while at the age of thirty-one her dresses showed all the imagination of English blue-stocking adolescents. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z I try, noticing how the vibrant parts of the buildings that have been restored contrast with the faint lines and weathered walls in other areas. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z The formality of his clothes contrasted with his relaxed manner. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z What if the ivory color is too much of a contrast with my skin? Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z There is a sort of poverty of the spirit which stands in glaring contrast to our scientific and technological abundance. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z In contrast to the lush growth within the nurseries, the grounds of the park had been scraped free of all vegetation. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z In contrast, the first settlers of the Americas arrived in Alaska with equipment appropriate to the Siberian Arctic tundra. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Perhaps I could make an effect through the sheer contrast between my approach and theirs. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Two were dark, and had high aquiline noses, like the Count, and great dark, piercing eyes that seemed to be almost red when contrasted with the pale yellow moon. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z “Well—” Jen waved her hand in a way that made Luke even more aware of the contrast between his ragged flannel shirt and patched jeans, and Jen's perfect house. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z A terrible, shameful image comes to me: Kamal with his delicate hands, his reassuring manner, his sibilant speech, contrasted with Scott, huge and powerful, wild, desperate. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z There was something about Jack, something subdued about his very appearance, as if he had dampened his own hue so as not to contrast with his mother’s too brightly. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z In contrast to chemicals, insect pathogens are harmless to all but their intended targets. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Returning to the livingroom, Jean Louise found her uncle in a suppressed whirlwind of impatience, in vivid contrast to her father, who was standing casually with his hands in his pockets. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z Even today, the contrast is startling between the desert and the irrigated land, with its lush patchwork of maize, sugar, and fruit trees. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z The two girls who set out soon after breakfast did not provide such a contrast as on Meeting Day. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z Géricault created the impression of motion through contrasting the postures of his figures. The Annotated Mona Lisa 1992-06-01T00:00:00Z She was dressed severely in a dark dress with long sleeves, and the only contrast was billowing white lace at her wrists and throat. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z In America, in contrast, the great unwashed masses were increasingly foreign—and their genes, like their accents, were identifiably alien. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Indian parents, by contrast, regarded the years before puberty as a time of playful development, and kept their offspring close by until marriage. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Intellectual tools, by contrast, manipulate ideas, not the world. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z The waitresses were a hard, brisk lot and I was keenly aware of how their attitudes contrasted with those of southern white girls. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a sharp contrast to Cuba, where anyone who spoke out against the government or Fidel was considered a traitor. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z Similarity and contrast link two propositions that are similar in most ways but different in at least one way. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z In contrast, Seabiscuit broke with the rest of the field, and as a pace-stalker, he had to make his run from out of the crowded pack. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z By contrast, swine, mainstays of European agriculture, transmit anthrax, brucellosis, leptospirosis, trichinosis, and tuberculosis. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z The wind howled above the trees, but this sheltered spot, by contrast, seemed warm. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z In odd contrast to this idea of him, he was also the solemn guide of the dead, the Divine Herald who led the souls down to their last home. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s a pleasant change of pace, something finite in contrast to her current, overwhelming, ongoing task: to prepare for her departure, picking the bones of the house clean. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z By contrast, the working-class and poor children were characterized by “an emerging sense of distance, distrust, and constraint.” Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z A marked contrast to my first Junior Olympics in high school. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z In contrast to its all-black surface, the submarine section of the Rock of Nisir was vividly bright, clad in rosy coral and coated in plant life. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z The contrast between north and south is striking—and instructive. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z He looked out over the cemetery, where bright green grass contrasted with the faded marble of tombstones, and the tombstones reflected the cold gray of the sky. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z Programming, the installation of software, getting computers to speak properly to one another, all require very particular languages, protocols, and conventions—in sharp contrast to the emotional, visceral, manipulative drama of the political system. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z In contrast, the Mediterranean zone of Chile offered only two of those species, California and southern Africa just one each, and southwestern Australia none at all. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z It’s a sharp contrast that, by the end of the 1930s, somewhere between a quarter and a third of all pilots in the Soviet Union were women. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z It is a shocking contrast to the ugly truth I am about to reveal to Ethan. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z By contrast, Sapiens regularly gather by the thousands in such places. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Quickly and with his eyes watering with satisfaction, he ate one after the other the cheese, the vegetables, and the sauce; the fresh food, by contrast, didn't taste good to him. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z Candace and I found our way to the school’s gymnasium, which had obviously been modernized, as it stood in stark contrast to the gothic buildings surrounding it. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z She saw him fully, and marveled at the contrast he made with the plump Butler, the stooped and languid Scholars. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z In contrast, many apparently widespread Native American crops prove to consist of related species or even of genetically distinct varieties of the same species, independently domesticated in Mesoamerica, South America, and the eastern United States. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Liberals, by contrast, insisted that social reforms such as the War on Poverty and civil rights legislation would get at the “root causes” of criminal behavior and stressed the social conditions that predictably generate crime. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z The walls are painted a deep shade of red, a dramatic contrast to the sleek black chairs, the crisp white tablecloths. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Ernest’s response contrasted sharply with that of Compton, who sat for a blistering daylong deposition by the Tribune’s lawyers without wavering for a moment in his defense of Kamen. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z In contrast to the more traditional surrounding architecture, such as the county attorney’s office across the street, the three-story courthouse sports steel trim around a checkerboard of clear glass windows that stretch the buildings height. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Then the candor of the woman’s whole existence, which every one might read, and which formed so striking a contrast to her own habitual reserve—this might have furnished a link. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z In contrast, Mr Harry Smith was a small man with a rather intense expression that furrowed his brow. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z By early middle age, Harding’s biographer Francis Russell writes, his “lusty black eyebrows contrasted with his steel-gray hair to give the effect of force, his massive shoulders and bronzed complexion gave the effect of health.” Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z By contrast, my father seemed reconciled to the new quiet. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “As caretaker, Stan is a valuable trophy. Same with a fallen nymph. By contrast Dale seemed unimpressive and was left behind. Any clue who took them?” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z In contrast, crops and animals moved easily between Eurasian societies thousands of miles apart but at the same latitude and sharing similar climates and day lengths. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z In contrast, Bobby—all seriousness—had to sit upright to reach the pieces, his elbows just finding their way to the top of the board. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Moushumi, in contrast, seems enviably protected, at ease in the cold. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z The purplish-brown body contrasted with the whiteness of the tub. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z By contrast, the poor have neither the inclination nor the skill to imagine their lives so abstracdy. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z In contrast, the Americas had only one species of big domestic mammal, the llama / alpaca, confined to a small area of the Andes and the adjacent Peruvian coast. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z The author seems to realize the problem as he proceeds, so he tacks on such that to signal that he is contrasting the two hypotheses after all. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z A mechanical explanation, by contrast, is about external causes, not internal ones. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z In contrast, no early chiefdom not on the verge of statehood developed writing. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z She looked around, the bruise on her temple a sharp contrast against her pale skin. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z In contrast, Bobby was strictly observant of this rule and said “j’adoube” first whenever he touched a piece to straighten it. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Bobby, in contrast, was nervous and volatile, the chess arriviste of Brooklyn, a colt of a player, and as it was beginning to develop, the spearhead of the coming generation of American players. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z By contrast the northmen seemed hale and healthy, big ruddy men with beards as thick as bushes, clad in fur and iron. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z New England’s major river valleys, by contrast, held large, permanent villages, many nestled in constellations of suburban hamlets and hunting camps. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z In contrast, Lily seemed perfectly at ease, as if she’d forgotten the whole exchange. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z White immigrants, in contrast, were not so easy to identify and separate, thus amplifying the anxieties of ethnic contamination and miscegenation in the 1920s. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Charles was especially close to his uncle Josiah, whom he found to be a good contrast to his father. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z The baby nursed peacefully at her mother’s breast, her cocoa brown skin a sharp contrast to Mrs. Derby’s pinkness. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z In contrast, four species of big mammals—the goat, sheep, pig, and cow—were domesticated very early in the Fertile Crescent, possibly earlier than any other animal except the dog anywhere else in the world. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z A wizard had just Apparated at their fireside, and he could not have made more of a contrast with Ludo Bagman, sprawled on the grass in his old Wasp robes. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z She dressed Aurelia in her most beautiful dress, the finest imported silk in bright, eye-catching colors banded with gold thread, and draped a contrasting palla around her shoulders. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z What Corelli did was create a musical version of chiaroscuro by contrasting a big-sounding band of stringed instruments with a small group, switching between the big and the small throughout the piece. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z Crab and Grandpop went on talking while Genie snuck peeks at the rifle, how the smooth wood contrasted with the gray steel. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z Before me—like some rolled-out tapestry— was my entire world, beneath a sky as blue as Our Lady’s blessed robes, a contrast to the greening spring that lay abundant everywhere. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z Poor parents tend to follow, by contrast, a strategy of “accomplishment of natural growth.” Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z Her eyes are dark and her lips pouty and open; the blue streak accents the contrast of hair and face, and she smiles at me—that’s definitely smiling. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z In Jacob and Monod’s model, in contrast, bacterial genes were strung together for a reason. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z By contrast, the public view of the progress of medicine during the same period is restrained, qualified, a mixture of hope and worry. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z In contrast to the horrible stench that was growing stronger by the minute, he remembered the fragrance of her when she had kissed him goodbye. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z In contrast, ever since the Cognitive Revolution, Sapiens have been able to change their behaviour quickly, transmitting new behaviours to future generations without any need of genetic or environmental change. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Elizebeth, by contrast, had spent her career cracking a wide variety of messages. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Without eyes to offer contrast, the eyelashes looked like insects moving against the hollow sockets. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z Gram was painting it in the same broad, swooping strokes and bright, contrasting colors that she always used. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z In contrast, only one in three thousand “randomly” selected men could achieve distinction. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z His towering frame, slick suit, and dark skin put him in stark contrast to everyone else around. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z In contrast, our team had no particular uniform, and each of us wore whatever he wished: dungarees, shorts, pants, polo shirts, sweat shirts, even undershirts. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z The conservative philosophy, by contrast, attracted wide support and was implemented in various contexts over a considerable period of time. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Jethro was sensitive to color and contrast; the memory of the golden kitchen and the velvet shadows of the room beyond was firmly stamped in his mind. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z He and Nasser had not spoken much, but the contrast in being alone was stark. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z The contrast between the laughter and the stone stillness within me is jarring. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z By contrast, funding for agencies responsible for drug treatment, prevention, and education was dramatically reduced. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z The Vonnegut’s perfectly rendered steel loading ramp lowered to the ground, standing out in sharp contrast against the digital blackness of Archaide’s surface. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z She, by contrast, was leaning into his side, nestling her head on his shoulder and holding on to his shirt at the elbow awkwardly with both hands. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z In stark contrast to two nights ago, when I felt Peeta was a million miles away, I'm struck by his immediacy now. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Although Yali’s question concerned only the contrasting lifestyles of New Guineans and of European whites, it can be extended to a larger set of contrasts within the modern world. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z The contrast couldn’t have been more striking if C.P. had been wearing his Klan robes and Ann been caught as she was about to heave a Molotov cocktail. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z These results contrast sharply with the reality of drug crime in America. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z He would have been a handsome man, with his fine dark eyes, bushy black brows, contrasting smartly with the white tie-wig he wore, except for the color and quality of his flesh. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z The place reeked of dust and mildew—a big contrast to the pleasant smells outside. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Visually, Saline and I were a study in contrasts. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I only knew what I had left in America, and how it contrasted with what I had found in the Muslim world. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Freddie looked the boy up and down, taking in the steady but secretive eyes and the startling contrast between Ruth’s lemony skin and the boy’s black skin. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z Maybe the sun; maybe the clots of green showing in the hills promising so much; maybe the contrast between Shadrack’s doomy, gloomy bell glinting in all that sweet sunshine. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z By contrast, Claudius took his pleasures fiercely, carousing with his cup in hand. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Her room always made him feel wistful and envious for the abundance in which she dwelled—a stark contrast with his even starker room. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z The manager momentarily had disappeared completely from his mind; by contrast, at the sight of the flowing coffee he couldn't stop himself snapping his jaws in the air a few times . The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z Breaking a song into “chunks” helps exercise children’s cognitive and analytical abilities to understand, compare, and contrast the different parts or phrases of a song. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z In contrast, the New World presents many cases of equivalent and closely related, but nevertheless distinct, species having been domesticated in Mesoamerica and South America. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z She was glad to be there, as much for the contrast as anything. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z His teeth are bright white in contrast against his skin, and he’s laughing at something his friends have said. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z By contrast, all of Europe has just 4 language families—Indo-European, Finno-Ugric, Basque, and Turkic—with the great majority of Europeans speaking an Indo-European tongue. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Nonetheless, in contrast to the proteins, the solid chemical facts known about DNA were meager. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z Similarity and contrast are not the only resemblance relations. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z In contrast, Bill’s reasoning started from the seemingly arbitrary hypothesis that only a fraction of the male chromosomal material enters the female cell. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z In contrast with his tall companion his socks and tie were a hot red. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z And Mr. Barris provides an ideal contrast, serious and attentive, keeping the dynamic of the group in balance. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z She pondered over the shocking contrast between the life of a field hand in Dorchester County, Maryland, and the life she had known and enjoyed in Philadelphia and in Cape May, New Jersey. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z In sharp contrast, take ‘If ye love me’, composed by Thomas Tallis for the Chapel Royal of Edward VI when Protestant reforms were in the ascendancy. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z In contrast, herons have one thing not in their favor. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z In contrast, most ancient Southwest Asian crops exhibit just one of the alternative wild variants or alternative transforming mutations, suggesting that all modern varieties of that particular crop stem from only a single domestication. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z In contrast, a chemical that would produce 90 per cent sterility would leave only 12 5 insects alive. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Relief remains tied to the background, from which it only partially emerges, in contrast to free-standing sculpture, which is fully liberated from it. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z The other dancers pressed to the sides of the room to give them space — no one wanted to stand in contrast with such radiance. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z In contrast to the Three Broomsticks, the pub appeared to be completely empty. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z What was the gallant grace of the Lynns, the languid elegance of Lord Ingram,—even the military distinction of Colonel Dent, contrasted with his look of native pith and genuine power? Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z It had been laundered by the palace servants, and now she wrapped it around herself, the scratchy fabric a welcome contrast to the cold silk. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Folsom points, by contrast, are smaller and finer—perhaps two inches long and an eighth of an inch thick—and usually have a less prominent tail. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z In contrast, members of most solitary territorial animal species cannot be herded. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Ross Milton was thoughtful, and Jethro was soon completely absorbed in the pleasure of oven-cooked food that seemed delicate and tempting in contrast to the coarse fare to which he was accustomed. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z “Past time,” in contrast, is a semantic concept referring to an event that took place before the moment of speaking or writing. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z Mathematics majors who continue their studies will find that graduate education in mathematics, in great contrast to that at lower levels, is the best in the world. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z E & J, by contrast, had a far more ornate bottle: more squat, like a decanter, with smoked glass, foil wrapping around the spout, and a dark, richly textured label. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z By contrast, Spain and Portugal together had fewer than ten million inhabitants. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Following her stepfather’s example, she experimented with light and dark, using the contrast to create texture. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z But for all its laid-back inclusiveness, Oakland is also a city of stark contrasts. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z In contrast I observed that Call’s hands were wide with short fingers, the nails bitten well below the quick. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z When I tore my eyes away from Renee, the contrast was pretty strong. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Uniformitarians by contrast believed that changes on Earth were gradual and that nearly all Earth processes happened slowly, over immense spans of time. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z Martin Sheen, by contrast, can be connected to every other actor in 2.63681 steps, which puts him almost 650 places higher than Bacon. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The contrast struck me at the time and—” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z Pencil tips whisper against paper all around me, a gentle contrast to the coarse rip of my book bag’s zipper, the obnoxious clacking of its buckles. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Furthermore, in contrast to the winter rains prevailing over much of Europe, Japan’s rains are concentrated in the summer growing season. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Grizzlies, by contrast, number no more than 35,000 in the whole of North America, and just 1,000 in the mainland United States, principally in and around Yellowstone National Park. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z In sad contrast to the story of Pericles calmly explaining away an eclipse to a frightened sailor, the teaching of scientific astronomy was banned outright in Athens around 432. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z Drave, by contrast, was wiry and weather-beaten beyond his years, which were somewhere near thirty. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Now it welcomed her like a familiar friend, the contrasting trim above the top windows like raised eyebrows surprised to see her again. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Now contrast those events in China with what happened when fleets of exploration began to sail from politically fragmented Europe. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z It was quite a contrast, to see a huge pile of complicated machinery on one side and nothing but blue water on the other. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z In contrast to a tribe’s big-man, a chief held a recognized office, filled by hereditary right. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z By studying twins, and comparing and contrasting similarities and differences, a geneticist could determine the precise contributions of nature versus nurture to important traits. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z As a result, the contrast between musical styles in around 1500 and those of fifty years later, at the height of the European religious reforms, is dramatic. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z My hand raised automatically, one finger extended as if to touch the large wooden cross, its dark patina contrasting with the lighter tone of the wall. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Marsh by contrast finished his days in a splendid mansion in New Haven. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z Without mutual exclusivity, by contrast, if a child thought that elephant could simply be another label for dog, then each new word would make the world seem more complicated. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “No, child. Not gold. I blended the colors, contrasting bright yellow with darker hues. That’s what gives it a three-dimensional effect.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z In contrast to my mother, my father never verbally encouraged his children’s academic success. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z In her black attire, she was a stark contrast to the whiteclad ones who’d just been there, but a smile touched her withered face. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Bright emerald grass contrasts with the brown chaparral that hovers above it. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z If you were a peasant farmer in Southern China, by contrast, you didn’t sleep through the winter. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z In contrast to the flat land all around, however, they stood up. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z A middle manager, she was sure, from his boxy suit and contrast collar. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z The cheerful bounce of Darnell's hair contrasted with his worried demeanor. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z By contrast, the noises on the train seemed unusually loud. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z More nuanced and more revealing is Wills’s other remark—that “Everett’s classicism was as much the forerunner of Lincoln’s talk as its foil or contrast.” Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z His expression is most striking in the Easter photo because it contrasts so strongly with the exuberant grin Carine wears in the same frame. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z In contrast, Australia has by far the oldest, most infertile, most nutrient-leached soils of any continent, because of Australia’s little volcanic activity and its lack of high mountains and glaciers. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Mama’s words, in contrast, were sharp and clear, sliding like daggers from her tongue. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z She knew she must be staring, and tried to look away, but the contrasting color of his two eyes brought her glance back each and every time. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z My father’s strong baritone' was a contrast to Ben’s tenor. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z He felt deeply drawn to him, and not solely because he was intrigued by the contrast between O’Brien’s urbane manner and his prizefighter’s physique. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z The contrast between the two horses could not have been more glaring. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z As we gather up our bags to move on, Safaa looks uncertain, in contrast to her earlier demeanor. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z Optical fibers, by contrast, can carry very high-frequency optical pulses on the same individual fiber without substantial signal degradation for many, many miles. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z The college students, by contrast, were willing to wait a bit, and they were prepared to wait more or less time depending on who the text was from. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z A commitment to color consciousness, by contrast, places faith in our capacity as humans to show care and concern for others, even as we are fully cognizant of race and possible racial differences. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z The contrast with their own arrangements did not set well with the Washington boys. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z The intoxication of success had evaporated; he was soberly his old self; and by contrast with the temporary balloon of these last weeks, the old self seemed unprecedentedly heavier than the surrounding atmosphere. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z In contrast, Europeans in North America are generally shown as being fully clothed, even in the sweltering heat of summer. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z The extreme light/dark contrasts throughout the painting imply the alternating emotions of hope and hopelessness. The Annotated Mona Lisa 1992-06-01T00:00:00Z For contrast the girl wore a large blue hat, fetching as a frying pan; Ralph watched as she took two steps, gazed up with rapture at the tree branches, then took another two steps. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z I wondered whether he was too used to the contrast to find it dizzying. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z These consequences of Europe’s disunity stand in sharp contrast to those of China’s unity. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Of course, he always experienced a certain anguish when hanging around with Lydia’s family at their home, by virtue of the contrast with his own family and home. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z The contrast between its purple bracts and the red flowers of the tree was very pretty. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z His shoulder armor is enormous and hulking, so shiny that it reflects the sky and contrasts sharply against his dark skin. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z It was a cruel kind of contrast, seeing everyone so happy. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z In contrast, the crowd diseases, which we discussed earlier, could have arisen only with the buildup of large, dense human populations. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z In contrast to Eurasia’s consistent east-west breadth, the New World was constricted over the whole length of Central America and especially at Panama. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z A rule should be blown off, in contrast, if the answer to any of the following questions is yes. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z Tony, by contrast, was desperately trying to give his little brother information he thought he needed, the kind of information that Tony never got. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z G. W., by contrast, is happy to entrust himself to ‘strong, and shrewd conjectures’. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z By contrast, everything about Marcus screamed superstar in the making, from his red Jordans, gray jeans, and leather jacket to his all-AP class schedule to his talent on the court. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z Its fulness contrasted so sharply with his hunger, its richness with his emptiness, that he recoiled from it while answering it. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z The contrast was obvious to everyone and stood out in every photo. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z The poor parents, by contrast, are intimidated by authority. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z In contrast, use of writing in the Americas was confined to the elite in a small area of Mesoamerica. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z In contrast, a neighboring highland people with whom I worked for eight years, the Daribi, are especially conservative and uninterested in new technology. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z In contrast, for any of the physicist’s elementary particles and isotopes and of the chemist’s molecules, all individuals of the entity are identical to each other. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z In stark contrast to people’s fears, the Thunderhead did not seize power. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z It was in striking contrast to the messy reality of the workaday world. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z There were clerks with neat little skull-caps to keep their tonsures warm, dressed in sober clothes which contrasted with the laity. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z More desolate, more desperate than ever, it seemed from contrast. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z His gray eyes seemed shades lighter by contrast to his darkened skin, and the months of traveling into the sun hadn’t only earned him squint lines. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z This was in contrast to the only Wizarding photograph on the walls, which was a picture of four Hogwarts students standing arm in arm, laughing at the camera. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z By contrast, the pain suggested by dissonance - the clashing of adjacent notes - is almost entirely absent from music written between 1750 and 1800. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z She had silver eyes and skin as pale as paper, and the contrast with her hair, as dark and glossy as an espresso bean, caused people to describe her as striking, if not pretty. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z It was wormy white contrasted with the ugly dark sallowness of his face and hands. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z And then the sudden sharp contrast of quiet sounds, like tinkling crystal. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z She had just the type of tree in mind: a pretty birch tree with its wild orange leaves in contrast over white bark. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z Where they disagreed was that Lawrence believed that goal had been reached by the bombing of Japan; Oppenheimer, by contrast, feared that the bombs of August had made it more remote than ever. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z They read about the phenomenon of simultaneous contrast of colors, about complementary colors. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z In contrast, mice inoculated with the rough strain mounted an immune response and survived. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Their sister, who sat between them, with left leg balanced on right knee, was, by contrast, perfectly composed, having liberally applied perfume and changed into a green gingham frock to offset her coloring. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z We next meet two of her clients, whose lives express in contrasting ways the limitations Esther hopes to escape. Review: In ‘Intimate Apparel,’ Letting the Seamstress Sing 2022-01-31T05:00:00Z For the purposes of contrast it helps that it was a white wash!' A journey through Wales 2012-07-16T13:17:47Z Her ravenous and lifelong appetite for facts and arguments contrasts with her much slighter interest in personalities. Margaret Thatcher: The Authorised Biography, Volume One: Not for Turning by Charles Moore – review 2013-04-27T13:00:11Z In contrast, Bracken's daughter Jo has said that after her mother became a famous author, her father "was jealous… Her success made the marriage blow apart." Give up on that sourdough and embrace the tao of "I Hate to Cook" 2020-04-14T04:00:00Z The contrast between those two titles highlights the exciting diversity of this year’s thoughtful curation. This Year, the Berlin Film Festival Sparkles 2023-02-24T05:00:00Z In contrast, Scandinavia, Australia and New Zealand have “been super pro-card in the last 10 years.” Travelers Ask, Cash, What’s That? 2022-06-08T04:00:00Z For the Byrds’ next album, “Younger Than Yesterday,” Mr. Crosby contributed “Everybody’s Been Burned,” which idealized the key strategy of his emerging style: to contrast a dreamy melody with dazed lyrics. David Crosby, Mainstay of Two Classic Rock Bands, Dies at 81 2023-01-19T05:00:00Z By contrast, Mr. Baumbach has made a living writing and directing critically adored films about people like Frances since his 1995 debut, “Kicking and Screaming,” made when he was just 25. Greta Gerwig in Noah Baumbach’s ‘Frances Ha’ 2013-05-08T16:00:02Z In the mid-1970s she begins casting some foam sculptures in aluminum, lead and bronze, destroying them while contrasting their comical forms with the sober, more lasting materials of traditional sculpture. Art Review: Artful Commentary, Oozing From the Walls 2011-02-17T21:27:55Z In striking contrast Bruce Owen, a chauffeur, wrote proudly: "My beautiful new bathroom with white tiles from B&Q, basin and toilet from Homebase, plumbing by Bob." Cake, children and cocktails: legacy hopes of 1,000 men in pottery exhibit 2013-01-21T13:45:17Z Observing them here, in an intimate room full of selected journalists, you see how their personalities contrast as much as their dress sense. Robert De Niro and Al Pacino: 'We’re not doing this ever again' 2019-11-01T04:00:00Z Mr. Barbe also designed the beautifully colorful, campy costumes worn by the debauched Alexandrians, a vivid contrast with the austere robes of the nuns and monks. Music Review: George Manahan Conducts ‘Thaïs’ at Manhattan School of Music 2012-12-10T22:50:19Z Much like his work Mr. Van Peebles’s life is a study in the contrasts between ambitious art and the brutal realities of race in America. 2010-01-22T22:43:00Z Super-blue skies, super-white clouds, the brilliantly contrasting palette of fiery color that the trees will soon take as the chlorophyll in their leaves closes up shop for the winter. Orange is the new yuck: why autumn foods make me sick 2015-10-01T04:00:00Z And as “Breaking Ground” makes clear, one big contrast lies in how they envision modernism. Art Review: Mrs. Whitney?s All-American Salon 2011-04-28T22:23:32Z By contrast, the board of the Museum of Contemporary Art North Miami last year decided to remove its collection, because, among other things, it did not like the new city-appointed director. Onwards and upwards 2015-05-07T04:00:00Z New Thought, by contrast, proposed that one could achieve happiness and worldly success through the power of the mind. Positive thinking is for suckers! 2012-11-25T13:00:00Z Once seated, the physical contrast between the two women is arresting. Hillary Clinton meets Mary Beard: ‘I would love to have told Trump: “Back off, you creep”’ 2017-12-02T05:00:00Z Because the primary story circles slavery, of course every shot will, in one way or another, deal with the contrast of black and white. | Below the Line: Visualizing 'Django Unchained' 2013-02-06T17:30:15Z When the store opened, it made a startling impact, with a style in direct contrast to the country’s fashion history and its couture houses. Shopping frenzy as Parisians say adieu to Colette, cutting-edge fashion store 2017-12-16T05:00:00Z “The repetition is grinding down your capacity to concentrate. By contrast, museums are places for wonderment, beauty and awe.” Museums Embrace Art Therapy Techniques for Unsettled Times 2020-06-15T04:00:00Z Brink, in contrast, could write in a blocky, slightly cumbersome way, and some of his overlong later novels needed more editing. A Traitor to His Tribe 2015-02-17T05:00:00Z “In the Upper Room,” by contrast, is all energy and power; it sweeps you up through sheer force. A celestial night at PNB | Dance review 2013-03-18T22:22:59Z Ruffato's words were in sharp contrast to the Brazilian government's official message of rapid economic development and opportunity for all. Ruffato writes Brazil 'as I see it', and it's not pretty 2013-10-16T15:30:54Z The new album - titled My Favourite Faded Fantasy - was eventually recorded in Malibu, Los Angeles, and then, in stark contrast, Iceland. Damien Rice: Back in the spotlight 2014-11-12T05:00:00Z Maybe that’s a little far afield for a lot people, but if you look underneath all of that, what he’s doing, there’s a lot of contrast there. Home cooking’s headed for a mash-up ‘watershed moment’ 2016-10-17T04:00:00Z Equally important: the heightened contrast of white walls and dark matte floor, and the softening of sound, which contributes to the immense calming effect of the piece. Review: Art That Snorts, From Jannis Kounellis, at Gavin Brown’s Enterprise 2015-06-25T04:00:00Z It’s not hard to imagine that decades from now the billionaire scions of the Rowling Corporation will issue an anodyne statement claiming that their grandmother’s comments “stand in marked contrast to the woman we knew.” Perspective | Roald Dahl was anti-Semitic. Do we need his family’s apology now? 2020-12-07T05:00:00Z In contrast, “I rarely leave anything on a plate and get sarcastically asked if I liked the food.” ‘Still working on that?’ and other annoying comments from waiters 2016-04-11T04:00:00Z “A man commemorated in a gold casket, contrasting so sharply with the way his life ended.” Derek Fordjour, From Anguish to Transcendence 2020-11-19T05:00:00Z The height and ease with which his leaps sailed across the stage kept catching the heart, and the vivid dynamic contrasts of his phrasing made the old ballet newly minted. Dance Review: A Vision Glimpsed Through the Window, and Its Consequences 2011-06-20T22:07:30Z In Germany, by contrast, the vertical transportation of people remained an exception well into the 1890s, when elevators operated either directly or indirectly by hydraulics were replaced by installations with electric drives. The most important invention in the history of the modern city 2014-02-23T13:00:00Z It is also painterly in its blending and contrasts of instrumental colors and sound qualities, natural and amplified. Argento at the Armory, With ‘Das Lied’ 2015-01-18T05:00:00Z Oliver’s sharp delivery contrasts a bit with Stewart’s oy-gevalt exasperation, but the stand-in immediately and more than capably kept the show going the way fans expect and love it. Jon Stewart Returns To a Ship-Shape Daily Show, and a Full Agenda 2013-09-04T13:31:19Z By contrast, Stephen Costello, as the Duke, sang with a bright tenor that seemed coated in Teflon. Review: ‘Rigoletto’ Goes to the Metropolitan Opera With a Chaperone 2015-10-21T04:00:00Z The further contrast of quintessentially romantic Liszt followed two attractive world premieres. Review: At SSO, music both new and attractive 2011-06-03T18:20:54Z This season, designer Marco Zanini tried hard to emulate the eccentricity of the house founder, whose business folded following World War II, by mixing up contrasting styles or deceptive material. Theron, Penn dazzle Dior as fashion gets political 2014-07-07T04:00:00Z In contrast to “Moonlight,” the pacing of Katie Mitchell’s staging is lively enough. Theater Review: Pinter Revival, Short on Impact 2011-04-19T14:00:04Z Steady and tranquil, the luminous work contrasted long, breathy sighs in the strings with shimmering bell tones and short, eloquent wind and brass melodies. | American Composers Orchestra: Louis Andriessen and Orchestra Underground at Zankel Hall 2010-04-11T21:04:00Z In contrast to the upright military lawyer Mr. Elliott played on “JAG,” his Wolf West has a nasty twinkle that’s the most persuasive thing about “Scoundrels.” | 'Scoundrels': Virginia Madsen Stars in a New Comedy on ABC 2010-06-18T22:16:00Z In the English Suite No. 6, which followed the “Italian Concerto” and ended the program, Mr. Anderszewski dug deeper for rhythmic contrasts. Music Review: Piotr Anderszewski’s Bach Recital at Carnegie Hall 2012-12-09T22:11:03Z Providing contrast are shots of the luminous nocturnal beauty of skyscrapers under construction that will do nothing to succor the lives below. Why the Whitney’s Humanist, Pro-Diversity Biennial Is a Revelation 2017-03-16T04:00:00Z “Sang” contrasts with the optimism of those who entered adulthood during the years of China’s double-digit economic growth in previous decades. For Chinese millennials, despondency has a brand name 2017-09-04T04:00:00Z She let its hem trail, its gossamer fabric contrasting zanily with her white canvas sneakers. The Star of ‘A Fantastic Woman’ Picks a Few Come-Hither Dresses 2018-02-01T05:00:00Z The building’s stands and shops, designed by Roman and Williams Buildings and Interiors, will be fitted with sleek ribbons of brass, turned wood details and marble surfaces to contrast the building’s industrial shell. Jean-Georges Vongerichten to Put His Stamp on the Tin Building 2021-10-04T04:00:00Z A: What's slightly extraordinary in retrospect was her deep understanding of period, of color, of contrast. Book Talk: Anjelica Huston on an Irish childhood and famous father 2014-01-23T22:11:42Z Barenboim came to Mahler eventually, but his feelings are complicated, and he has never recorded a complete Mahler set; in contrast, he has recorded the complete Bruckner symphonies three times, most recently with the Staatskapelle. Daniel Barenboim and the Music of Anton Bruckner 2017-02-03T05:00:00Z With tempos moderate and textures silky throughout, there was no attempt to supercharge contrasts or inflate the drama, just a sense of letting the piece speak for itself. Review: A Handel Oratorio Gave the People What They Wanted 2023-03-13T04:00:00Z Her gentle nature contrasted with her husband's mean streak. Jean Stapleton, who played TV's Edith Bunker, dies at age 90 2013-06-02T01:01:19Z I think their involvement in here is very important, but before I get into that, did you always know that you were going to use that part of Fauci's career as a point of contrast? What makes Dr. Anthony Fauci an "American Master?" 2023-03-21T04:00:00Z Today’s readers, by contrast, are playing catch-up, scrambling to think through the implications of an electoral fait accompli. Reading the Classic Novel That Predicted Trump 2017-01-17T05:00:00Z His slick, airtight production contrasts nicely with the rawness of Sia’s voice. REVIEW: Sia Confronts 1000 Forms of Fear on New Album 2014-07-08T04:00:00Z At the time, Valentin’s altarpiece was contrasted unfavorably with one by Poussin, another Frenchman in Rome, whose cleaner finishes and bows to antiquity had come into fashion. ‘Valentin de Boulogne,’ Bright Star in Caravaggio’s Orbit 2016-10-06T04:00:00Z By contrast, many breweries and affiliated taprooms fared better because they sold packaged beer for consumption elsewhere. Last Call for the Beer Bar? 2021-10-25T04:00:00Z |
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