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For both Plato and Aristotle artistic mimesis, in contrast to the power of dialectic, is relatively incapable of expressing the character of fundamental reality.
and, in contrast, are present to a relatively immense degree on a segmental basis in the dog where lobules are absent ( Van Allen and Lindskog, '31 ).
Within 4 – 5 days the inflammation and the concomitant dead brain tissue are surrounded with a capsule, which gives the lesion the famous ring-enhancing lesion appearance on CT examination with contrast ( since intravenously applied contrast material can not pass through the capsule, it is collected around the lesion and looks as a ring surrounding the relatively dark lesion ).
In contrast, Gram-negative bacteria have a relatively thin cell wall consisting of a few layers of peptidoglycan surrounded by a second lipid membrane containing lipopolysaccharides and lipoproteins.
In contrast, relatively few crannogs have been excavated since the Second World War, although this number has steadily grown, especially since the early 1980s and may soon surpass pre-war totals.
In contrast, the Holy See has not questioned the validity of the consecrations that the late Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre performed in 1988 for the service of the relatively numerous followers of the Traditionalist Catholic Society of St. Pius X that he had founded, and of the bishops who, under pressure from the Chinese Catholic Patriotic Association, " have been ordained without the Pontifical mandate and who have not asked for, or have not yet obtained, the necessary legitimation ", and who consequently, Pope Benedict XVI has declared, " are to be considered illegitimate, but validly ordained ".
In contrast with the Reichsgut, which was mostly scattered and difficult to administer, these territories were relatively compact and thus easier to control.
By contrast with hoplites, other contemporary infantry ( e. g. Persian ) tended to wear relatively light armour, use wicker shields, and were armed with shorter spears, javelins, and bows.
By contrast, the banana companies paid relatively high wages as early as the 1970s.
In contrast to the varied development of these pronunciations is the relatively rapid development of modern Israeli Hebrew.
Iodine's relatively high atomic number, low toxicity, and ease of attachment to organic compounds have made it a part of many X-ray contrast materials in modern medicine.
The major characteristic of the climate is the contrast between a relatively rainy season from November to April and very dry weather for the rest of the year.
By contrast, Shakespeare's King John, a relatively anti-Catholic play that draws on The Troublesome Reign for its source material, offers a more " balanced, dual view of a complex monarch as both a proto-Protestant victim of Rome's machinations and as a weak, selfishly motivated ruler ".
In contrast to the dappled chicks of other gull species, kittiwake chicks are downy and white since they are under relatively little threat of predation, as the nests are on extremely steep cliffs.
This is a relatively conservative date to begin the history of the nation, providing a contrast to the course taken by Thai historiography ( which reaches back implausibly far into proto-history ).
In contrast, even relatively large stony or icy bodies like small comets or asteroids, up to millions of tons, are disrupted in the atmosphere, and do not make impact craters.
Electronic Arts ' logo, in contrast, was much smaller relatively, and was only visible on the back of the box.
By contrast, the Habsburg frontier had settled into a reasonably permanent border, marked only by relatively minor battles concentrating on the possession of individual fortresses.
By contrast, in classical PKU, prolactin levels would be relatively normal.
In contrast to the figures discussed in this section thus far, David Hume lived a relatively quiet life that had settled down to a relatively stable social and political structure.
In contrast, Petrarch's thought and style are relatively uniform throughout his life – he spent much of it revising the songs and sonnets of the Canzoniere rather than moving to new subjects or poetry.
George Lenczowski notes " despite the contrast between his relatively modest background and the international glamour of his aristocratic predecessor, had the courage and resolution to reverse the policy that appeared to him naive and dangerous ", which was " in contrast to the immediate, often ad hoc moves and solutions dictated by the demands of the war .".

contrast and straightforward
In contrast, when occasion demands, he is precise and straightforward, as when he explains his inward emotion to his mother: " But I have that within which passes show, / These but the trappings and the suits of woe ".
His straightforward understanding of the Scriptures – in contrast to the Alexandrian tendency towards allegorical interpretation – meant that the themes of his talks were practical, explaining the Bible's application to everyday life.
In contrast, comedian Benny Hill, whose television shows included straightforward sexual gags, has been jokingly called " the master of the single entendre ".
In contrast to the straightforward documentary of the first part of the book, in part two Orwell discusses the relevance of socialism to improving living conditions.
By contrast, the same author's Parker stories ( published under the name Richard Stark ) are grimly straightforward accounts of mundane crime — the criminal equivalent of the police procedural.
Here ’ s an important distinction: punishment was inflicted on people who had been shown to break the law ; at least you had to have proof the law was broken. But, Foucault argued, why have proof? This was a ploy Foucault considered, proof was far more rigorous and exact in its approach because some form of finality had to be reached, a consensus, of return or recycling of punishment inflicted on those who had very little choice which was a transition from torture and straightforward execution by contrast, panopticism was a form of social control ( and power ) that is inflicted on everyone.
By contrast the Welsh name officially given to the town in 1971 ( Tref-y-Clawdd ) is more straightforward and translates simply as the town on the dyke.
Its style is very straightforward and plainspoken, in contrast to the more elaborate and decorated prose of Poe's earlier stories, implying a shift in Poe's writing style which the author did not live to realize.
In contrast to the straightforward sessions for their previous album, recording was rife with problems.
Memories makes use of various types of media including direct documentary footage shot, still photos, archive and newreel footage, clips of Hollywood films, and recorded speeches by Fidel Castro and John F. Kennedy, to create a seemingly disarticulated film language that is in direct contrast to the straightforward Hollywood style.

contrast and arrangements
From their deliberately rustic appearance on the cover, to the songs and arrangements within, the album stood in contrast to other popular music of the day.
In sheer contrast with Hiller's gesture, Masséna, although in significant pain, made arrangements to lead his men in battle from a phaeton and vowed to retain his command, much to the Emperor's relief.
* Forsyth lauds de Gaulle's security forces as among the best in the world, and refers to an event ( which may or may not have happened ) in which de Gaulle's security advisors were invited to view the similar arrangements of the United States Secret Service, and came away with a derisive opinion-which, Forsyth writes, seems to have been borne out by the later assassination of John F. Kennedy in 1963 ( the year the novel takes place ), in contrast to de Gaulle's death in 1970 from natural causes.
His arrangements ( many already well known to some listeners from their original cabaret, concert hall or Broadway stage arrangements ) revealed aspects of the music in a wholly original way, sometimes in an unexpected contrast to the original atmosphere of the piece, and sometimes taking a dark ballad such as Weill's " Barbara Song " into an even darker place.
In contrast to his intricate scores for large ensembles, which usually required precision orchestral playing wrapping around the " traditional " solo " break ," his later arrangements might feature ( more or less ) unison playing by the entire ensemble, such as on Hendrix's " Little Wing ," with improvisational touches added throughout by the musicians completely ad libitum.
The style stands in direct contrast to traditional radial arrangements such as English Garden.
Flexitime ( also spelled flextime, flexi-time ) is a variable work schedule, in contrast to traditional work arrangements requiring employees to work a standard 9 a. m. to 5 p. m. day.
In contrast to the isolation inherent in traditional arrangements, modern agriculture tends to see its success as dependant on linkages — access to resources, technology, management, investment, markets and supportive government policies.
Still's arrangements are irregular, jagged, and pitted with heavy texture and sharp surface contrast as seen above in 1957D1.
In contrast to the earnest guitar rock on Apple O ', Milk Man ( 2004, Kill Rock Stars ) featured a broad palette of orchestral colors, echoes of musical theatre, polished and gaudy arrangements, Stravinskian harmonies, and a more stylized, anonymous playing style.
By contrast, the prevalence of compulsory hiring hall arrangements in Canada varies from trade to trade and from province to province, since labor law there is under provincial jurisdiction.
La Máquina de Hacer Pájaros efforts were impressive as well, their first album featuring many of the elements of good prog: intricate ensemble work, good individual performances, great melodies, dynamic contrast, and interesting arrangements.
In contrast to Bob Wills ' work, the performances and arrangements of Cooley's orchestra were more big-band Swing than improvised Western.
Luke Frost explores the pictorial possibilities of colour, the perceptions of colour in strictly formal arrangements which pose the saturation, rhythm, balance and contrast of colour against architectural space.
" Property of Jesus ," " Yonder Comes Sin ," and new arrangements of older material like " Ain't Gonna Go To Hell ( For Anybody )" were composed during this time, but the three most important works written that summer were " Every Grain of Sand ," " Caribbean Wind ," and " The Groom's Still Waiting at the Altar "; each of these marked a dramatic change in Dylan's lyrical direction, with the latter two " contrast his troubled sexual relations with the demands of a higher calling ," according to author Clinton Heylin.
Some of her early compositions and arrangements were featured on her mother's choir and workshop albums and were a contemporary contrast to her mother's more traditional style.
In contrast to Jenkins's past Adiemus compositions, several of the tracks in this album are arrangements or variations on existing classical works.
Most banda arrangements feature 3 part harmony and melodic sections which contrast the timbres of the clarinet, trumpet, and valve trombone sections.

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