The largest species are red alder ( A. rubra ) on the west coast of North America, and black alder ( A. glutinosa ), native to most of Europe and widely introduced elsewhere, both reaching over 30 m. By contrast, the widespread Alnus viridis ( green alder ) is rarely more than a 5 m tall shrub.

( In contrast, the second largest Latter Day Saint denomination, the Community of Christ, is Trinitarian and monotheistic.

With GDP per capita of less than $ 2, 000, North Korea remains as one of the world's poorest and least developed countries, in sharp contrast to its neighbor South Korea, which has one of the largest economies in Asia.

In contrast, modern genetics has developed a view on sex determination in which no one single factor is responsible for determining sex ; a number of pro-male, anti-male and pro-female genes being responsible, though the largest factor is whether the male's gamete carries an X or Y chromosome.

Webb has the most land area of any town in New York State, making it New York State's largest town, a title it shares with the town of Hempstead, which is the largest based on population ( in contrast, the town of Green Island claims to be the smallest based on area ).

Indonesia, in contrast, began witnessing a revival of ulama activity which culminated in 1926 in the founding of the Nahdlatul Ulama, today one of the world's largest Muslim organizations.

The largest species, the South American S. populator, had higher shoulders than hips and a back that sloped downwards, superficially recalling the shape of a hyena, in contrast to the level-backed appearance of S. fatalis, which was more like that of modern cats.

The president can choose whomever he wants — this is in contrast with parliamentary systems in which the head of state has to appoint the leader of the largest party in the legislature — and in fact, only a handful of prime ministers were the leader of their own party upon taking office.

In contrast to most other wine-producing regions, Canada, particularly the Niagara Peninsula, consistently undergoes freezing in winter and has become the world's largest ice wine producer.

In contrast to most other provinces, the capital Songkhla is not the largest city in the province.

The largest species of broom is Mount Etna broom ( Genista aetnensis ), which can make a small tree to 10 m tall ; by contrast, some other species, e. g. dyer's broom Genista tinctoria, are low sub-shrubs, barely woody at all.

In contrast to the general prekindergarten population, disadvantaged children and those attending schools with " low levels of academic instruction " get the largest and most lasting academic gains.

In contrast to the neighbouring fragmented Spanish possessions, the Portuguese colony, built up by the Portuguese in Latin America, kept its territorial unity and linguistic integrity after the independence, giving rise to the largest country in the region.

On the west coast, in contrast, they are fewer but larger ; Kaipara Harbour is the country's largest, and the Hokianga Harbour, further north, is of historical significance to the native Māori people.

In contrast to Huntingdon, there have been vast amounts of archaeological finds in the centre of Godmanchester, which has two conservation areas with a large number of timber-framed Tudor houses, the largest being Tudor Farm, dating from 1600 and restored in 1995.

A main reason behind Franco's selection was that he represented one of the largest states ( in contrast to Collor, who was from small state of Alagoas ), and publicly he gained during his call for impeachment against President José Sarney for an alleged corruption.

The confession is not necessarily based on any prescribed forms or dogmatic rules, in contrast to what is customary in the " Protestantse Kerk in Nederland ", the largest Protestant denomination in the country ; a denomination that unifies a number of Calvinist and Lutheran traditions.

In contrast, the largest home improvement store in the US, Home Depot, has a 30 % market share, and the largest coffee house Starbucks has a 32 % market share.

In striking contrast to his slim 1981 victory, he won re-election in 1985 with the largest margin of victory in the history of New Jersey gubernatorial races, defeating Peter Shapiro, then Essex County Executive, 71 %– 24 %.

By contrast, the Basler Handelsbank ( Commercial Bank of Basel ), founded in 1862 and one of the largest banks in Switzerland, was insolvent at the end of the war and was consequently acquired by SBC in 1945.

The Alaskan Malamute, by contrast, is " the largest and most powerful " sled dog, and was used for heavier loads.

This is in contrast to the original C. imicola vector which is limited to North Africa and the Mediterranean.

In North America those who continued to associate with Britain on the basis of the amended 1898 statement became known as the Amended Fellowship, in contrast to the Unamended Fellowship, who took their lead from the Christadelphian Advocate Magazine of Thomas Williams of Chicago.

Europe has however seen a decline in premium income during the year in contrast to the growth seen in North America and Asia.

The North Korean army, by contrast, had been the beneficiary of the Soviet Union's outdated Soviet WWII-era equipment, and had a core of hardened veterans who had fought as anti-Japanese guerrillas or with the Chinese Communists.

By the mid to late-1970s some parts of the capitalist world, including South Korea, were creating new industries based around computers, electronics, and other advanced technology in contrast to North Korea's Stalinist economy of mining and steel production.

By contrast, outside North American common law jurisdictions, notarial practice is restricted to international legal matters or where a foreign jurisdiction is involved, and almost all notaries are also qualified lawyers.

In contrast to North America, more of the bands from the original British punk movement remained active, sustaining extended careers even as their styles evolved and diverged.

* There is no contrast between the vowels of caught and cot ( cot – caught merger, as above ); in addition, the short a of bat is more open than almost everywhere else in North America.

In contrast to this, in much of North America athletics is synonymous with sports in general, maintaining a more historic usage of the term.

In contrast to the dark, flat profile of the East Building, the North Building is white ( as the original building was ), with twelve concrete pylons on the roof which support the roof using 72 cables.

The extraordinary contrast between civil procedure where there are no examinations for discovery, for example in Australia and England, and North American practice can be discerned by reading an extract from the New South Wales Law Reform Commission Report in 1978.

Reform Judaism ( North America ) has had a number of official platforms, but in contrast to rabbinic Judaism, rejects the view that Jews must have any specific beliefs.

By contrast, in 2005, the Eastern Pequot Tribal Nation of Lantern Hill, North Stonington, Connecticut, lost their bid for federal recognition through BIA, following a challenge by the State of Connecticut.

In contrast to South Padre Island ( well known for its beaches and vacationing college students ), PAIS is located on North Padre Island and consists of a long beach where nature is preserved.

Use of the term Doric in this context may also arise out of a contrast with the anglicised speech of the Scottish capital, because at one point, Edinburgh was nicknamed ' Athens of the North '.

In contrast, standard-gauge railways in North American and elsewhere must use special double-stack cars to lower the center of gravity and reduce the loading gauge requirements.

In contrast, Havering-atte-Bower, North Ockendon, Noak Hill, and Wennington are less intensively developed outlying districts surrounded by large areas of open land.

In sharp contrast to its performance in Japan and North America, the Master System was very successful in Europe.

In North America, by contrast, '' most commonly means color, and ' ethnics ' are the descendants of relatively recent immigrants from non-English-speaking countries.

A satellite photo of East Asia at night in 2000 illustrates the limited electric power generating capacity of North Korea in contrast to that of the neighboring countries.

Great houses, such as the Dickinson Mansion on North Main Street in Essex Village, to the mansions of A. W. Comstock ( currently the Copper Beech Inn ) and R. H. Comstock in Ivoryton, may stand in sharp contrast to the smaller capes in Centerbrook and the factory dwellings in Ivoryton, but they are all equally important in telling us of our past.

ATSC and 8VSB modulation is used primarily in North America ; in contrast, the DVB-T standard uses COFDM.