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Members may be re-elected indefinitely, and, in contrast to the previous system, there are no alternate congressmen.
In contrast to previous general secretaries, Chernenko did not control the Cadre Department of the Central Committee, making Chernenko's position considerably weaker.
In contrast to other common law nations, Australian double jeopardy law has been held to extend to the prevention of prosecution for perjury following a previous acquittal where a finding of perjury would controvert the previous acquittal.
In contrast to previous models, the VE no longer utilises an Opel-sourced platform adapted both mechanically and in size.
In contrast to Connick's previous albums, this album is a collaboration with a record company producer, the multiple Grammy Award winning music executive Clive Davis.
This degree of unity within the German government with both the diplomats and the military united in their support of Hitler's anti-Polish policy, which stood in contrast to their views the previous year about destroying Czechoslovakia, very much encouraged Hitler and Ribbentrop with their chosen course of action.
In contrast to the previous two films ' positive reviews, Spider-Man 3 was met with a mixed reception by critics.
By contrast, a previous study in 2008 had found only 38 percent of lemur species were at risk of extinction.
Because the Alaouites, in contrast to previous dynasties, did not have the support of a single Berber or Bedouin tribe, Isma ' īl controlled Morocco through an army of black slaves.
The witty sally of a Baroque writer, John Dryden, against the verse of Donne in the previous generation, affords a concise contrast between Baroque and Mannerist aims in the arts:
In contrast with Nathan-Turner's attitude that the sonic screwdriver should not be used as a cure-all, the new production team gave it even more functionality than previous versions which has given the series some criticism as it seems to be a deus ex machina, a literary device that is generally avoided.
Modeled after recent successes in downtown ballpark building ( such as San Francisco's AT & T Park ), and incorporating San Diego history in the form of the preservation of the facade of the historic Western Metals Company building ( now the left-field corner, the corner of the building substituting for the left field foul pole ), the new Petco Park is a sharp contrast to their previous home at Qualcomm ( Jack Murphy ) Stadium which was a cookie-cutter type football-baseball facility located in an outer, mostly commercial-industrial, area of the city near an interstate interchange.
The previous ABC affiliate, KTVI, in contrast, was one of the strongest affiliates-it had become a Fox station in 1995, and thus, has televised the majority of the Rams ' games in this period.
In contrast to the previous Soviet-style centrally planned economy, the new measures progressively relaxed restrictions on farming, agricultural distribution and, several years later, urban enterprises and labor.
Brown's nearly six-year tenure attracted the most controversy, thanks to her high profile ( a marked contrast to that of the retiring Shawn ) and the changes which she made to a magazine that had retained a similar look and feel for the previous half century.
This is in contrast with the previous two philosophical assumptions that come before one can do science and so cannot be tested or falsified by science.
Similar to Hunter, his courses were composed of lectures and laboratory practical classes in contrast the previous format of lectures only.
It was an age of intense religious passions, which Elizabeth managed to tone down in contrast to previous and succeeding eras of religious violence.
By contrast, self-synchronising stream ciphers update their state based on previous ciphertext digits.
This emblem was, in contrast to the previous ones, influenced by Islam.
In contrast to previous publications on apraxic assessment, the reliability and validity of TULIA was thoroughly investigated.
In it he set out in a masterly way the work of previous investigators, modestly incorporating his own, and critically examining the rival theories of colour vision, pointing out clearly the importance of psychological factors in, for instance, the phenomena of contrast.
L. T. Fitz outwardly claims that early criticism of Antony and Cleopatra is “ colored by the sexist assumptions the critics have brought with them to their reading .” Fitz argues that previous criticisms place a heavy emphasis on Cleopatra ’ s “ wicked and manipulative ” ways, which are further emphasized by her association with Egypt and her contrast to the “ chaste and submissive ” Roman Octavia.

contrast and night
The large exit pupil will also image the night sky background, effectively decreasing contrast, making the detection of faint objects more difficult except perhaps in remote locations with negligible light pollution.
In contrast, Romford is a major metropolitan retail and night time entertainment centre and to the south the borough extends into the London Riverside redevelopment area of the Thames Gateway.
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.
For example during the Coventry Blitz on the night of 14 / 15 November 1940, 515 Luftwaffe bombers many flying more than one sortie against Coventry delivered their bombs in a raid that lasted more than 10 hours, while in contrast the much more devastating raid on Dresden on the night of 13 / 14 of February 1945 by the two waves of the RAF Bomber Command's main force, the first wave released their first bomb at 22: 14, with all but one of the 254 Lancaster bombers releasing their bombs within two minutes, and the last one releasing at 22: 22.
This is in contrast to the Sainsbury's till system, which communicates with Nectar just once per day, during the night, and only downloads cardholder information to a store if the card has been swiped in that store in the past twelve months.
** The polar night jets in most models are inclined poleward with height, in noticeable contrast to an equatorward inclination of the observed jet.
In contrast, those with chronic insomnia do not find it much easier to sleep during the morning than at night.
The term " water-closet " was an early term for an interior or exterior room with a flushing toilet in contrast with an earth closet usually outdoors and requiring periodic emptying as " night soil ".
This is in contrast to the sacking of Dome Chief Executive Jennie Page just one month after the fiasco of the New Millennium eve opening night.
In contrast to shallower waters, hunting in deep water at night may be too dangerous for calves.
Such emphasis on the appearance of the Adamastor is intended to contrast with the preceding scenery, which was expressed as: “ seas of the South ” (" mares do Sul "): "(...) / the winds blowing favourably / when one night, being careless / in the cutting bow watching, / (...)" ("(...) / prosperamente os ventos assoprando, / quando hua noite, estando descuidados / na cortadora proa vigiando, / (...)").
Image: Milky way 2 md. jpg | A view of the night sky near Sagittarius, enhanced to show better contrast and detail in the dust lanes.
In contrast to the Sky2 that was later relaunched, this channel featured even more first-run programmes, and it broadcast only at night, from 19. 00 ( 7. 00 pm ) to 06. 00 ( 6. 00 am ).
* Luminance / contrast — Displays have adjustments in luminance and contrast to account for ambient lighting, which can vary widely ( e. g., from the glare of bright clouds to moonless night approaches to minimally lit fields ).
In the fall of 1940, he left England for the U. S., arriving at New York harbor at night, with all the buildings filled with lights, in sharp contrast to the blackout policies of London and the ship on which he sailed.
The low humidity and temperate weather result in high contrast in temperature between day and night, which is reflected in the vegetation of the region.
The hilltop of Grass Island is a popular camping site, renowned for the contrast in temperature and wind conditions between day and night.
Skyglow is a prime problem for astronomers, because it reduces contrast in the night sky to the extent where it may become impossible to see all but the brightest stars.
The dry line typically advances eastward during the afternoon and retreats westward at night, mainly due to the increased mixing down to the surface of moist air aloft, rather than the air mass ' surface density contrast.
A beacon light's function is to say " here I am " and even a dim light provides enough contrast against the dark night to serve the purpose.
This is in marked contrast to the next book in the series, " The Redeemer "-a winter tale taking place in a snowbound Oslo, with subzero temperatures in the night streets, when for a hunted fugitive the obtaining of a coat is literally a matter of life and death.
On Saint Lucia, wakes are held on the first and eighth night after a person has died, in contrast to other Caribbean islands, which hold their wakes on the first and ninth days.

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