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In contrast to the rest of Saudi Arabia, and particularly Nejd, Mecca has, according to the New York Times, become " a striking oasis " of free thought and discussion and, also, of " unlikely liberalism " as " Meccans see themselves as a bulwark against the creeping extremism that has overtaken much Islamic debate ".
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In contrast to the elaborate stowage procedures for earlier anchors, stockless anchors are simply hauled up until they rest with the shank inside the hawsepipes, and the flukes against the hull ( or inside a recess in the hull ).
Macedonian, although mutually intelligible with Bulgarian, certain dialects of Serbian and to a lesser extent the rest of the South Slavic dialect continuum is considered by Bulgarian linguists to be a Bulgarian dialect, in contrast with the contemporary international view, and the view in the Republic of Macedonia which regards it as a language in its own right.
In contrast, most user-level software on modern operating systems can be stopped without greatly affecting the rest of the system.
The formal rule of the proportionally more numerous than in other European countries nobility constituted an early democratic system (" a sophisticated noble democracy "), in contrast to the absolute monarchies prevalent at that time in the rest of Europe.
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.
In contrast to the rest of Australia, terra nullius did not apply to the new province.
In contrast to the rest of the band, the relatively disciplined Westerberg appeared at rehearsals in neat clothes and insisted on practicing songs until he was happy with them.
In contrast to Independence Day, described above, Cinco de mayo is observed mostly at a local level ( Puebla State ) and is a minor Bank Holiday in the rest of Mexico.
By contrast, the rest of Europe combined sent only 882, 412 people from 1500 to 1795, and the fleet of the English ( later British ) East India Company, the VOC ’ s nearest competitor, was a distant second to its total traffic with 2, 690 ships and a mere one-fifth the tonnage of goods carried by the VOC.
This devotion extended to the rest of the family as well ; in contrast to so many of his predecessors, Edward never experienced opposition from any of his five adult sons.
In contrast to the rest of France, there was a relative religious tolerance, although the French authorities tried to promote Catholicism ; Strasbourg Cathedral, for example, which had been Lutheran from 1524 to 1681, was returned to the Catholic Church.
In contrast, in many seed plant s and heterosporous fern s, only a single product of meiosis will become a megaspore ( macrospore ), with the rest degenerating.
The electronic versions by Baen are produced in five common formats ( HTML, Palm Pilot / Mobipocket / Kindle format, Rocketbook, EPUB / Stanza, Sony LRF, RTF and MS Reader versions ), all unencrypted in drastic contrast to the rest of the e-publishing industries strategy.
Thus, this cherry-red spot is the only normal part of the retina ; it shows up in contrast to the rest of the retina.
The only Southern state to give its 1968 electoral votes to Democrat Hubert Humphrey was Texas, where he benefited — in marked contrast to most of the rest of America — by association with sitting President and " favorite son " Lyndon Johnson.
By contrast, the rest of the gear was left in a softer and tougher state, more capable of resisting cracking.
By contrast, Spartan women enjoyed a status, power, and respect that was unknown in the rest of the classical world.
Small houses frequently have chimney flues and tops constructed from brick, in contrast with the stone construction of the rest of the building.
In this way, the medieval and early modern Fens stood in contrast to the rest of southern England, which was primarily an arable agricultural region.
As recently as 1990, Kosovo's population structure resembled those of countries like Haiti, and was in stark contrast to the rest of Serbia and other European countries.
The ancient Scottish universities award Master of Arts degrees ( except for science students who are awarded a Bachelor of Science degree ) which are classified upon graduation, in contrast to Oxbridge where one becomes a Master of Arts after a certain number of years, and the rest of the UK, where graduates are awarded BAs.
The western part of the Hessian district Waldeck-Frankenberg is also attributed to the Sauerland because of its geomorphological as well as sociocultural similarity and the stark contrast to the rest of the adjoining Hessian landscape.
It was originally scored for a small orchestra and this is how it appears in Blumine, which is in contrast to the large orchestra used in the rest of the symphony.
The tip of the spout is more upright in contrast to the rest of the rim.
contrast and Saudi
Arafat's organization never embraced the ideologies of the major Arab governments of the time, in contrast to other Palestinian factions, which often became satellites of nations such as Egypt, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Syria and others.
As a result, Jeddah is much more ethnically diverse than most Saudi cities and its culture more eclectic in nature ( in contrast with the more geographically isolated and religiously strict capital, Riyadh ).
Moreover, in contrast to other cities of Saudi Arabia, women have greater freedom of movement here, and religious police are less active.
In contrast, the Saudi study ( funded with $ 109 million from the Oil-for-Food Programme via the UNCC ) found most damage to the coastline.
He maintains that Islam advocates separation of powers, freedom of expression, transparency and women's rights, in contrast to what he maintains is the current Saudi policy.
However, in stark contrast to a large portion of Saudi Arabia, the climate in Abha is both cooler and wetter.
contrast and Arabia
In contrast, the 1308 BC astronomical event began in Arabia and then travelled eastwards in a northeasterly direction ; it only reached its maximum impact over Mongolia and Central Asia.
contrast and particularly
To contrast with the more stereotyped descriptions, Christie often characterised the " foreigners " in such a way as to make the reader understand and sympathise with them ; this is particularly true of her Jewish characters, who are seldom actually criminals.
By the standards of 19th century tycoons, Carnegie was not a particularly ruthless man but a humanitarian with enough acquisitiveness to go in the ruthless pursuit of money ; on the other hand, the contrast between his life and the lives of many of his own workers and of the poor, in general, was stark.
The contrast between a high level of education and a low level of political rights was particularly great in Aarau, and the city refused to send troops to defend the Bernese border.
However, it remained poor and neglected, particularly in contrast with its western, French neighbor Saint-Domingue, which became the wealthiest colony in the New World and had half a million inhabitants.
It was this extensive samurai ( noble warrior class ) population which defined the character of Edo, particularly in contrast to the two major cities of Kyoto and Osaka ( neither of which were ruled by a daimyō or had a significant samurai population ).
MRI is used to image every part of the body, and is particularly useful for tissues with many hydrogen nuclei and little density contrast, such as the brain, muscle, connective tissue and most tumors.
The contrast between parental and youth culture exemplified by rock and roll was a recurring source of concern for older generations, who worried about juvenile delinquency and social rebellion, particularly as to a large extent rock and roll culture was shared by different racial and social groups.
Having said this, Campidanese in contrast at times shows more archaic features than Logudorese, particularly in its verb forms, such as the retention of the 3rd person plural in-nt (), reduced to-n () in Logudorese.
This later source is generally known as the republican source, since here, and elsewhere, it denigrates the actions and role of the monarchy ( particularly those of Saul ) and favours religious figures, in contrast to the other main source – the monarchial source – which treats the monarchy favourably.
Huxley was particularly fond of the shop and the large variety of products available there, ( in stark contrast to the much smaller selection in English chemist's shops ).
With respect to noise pollution, trucks emit considerably higher sound levels at all speeds compared to typical car ; this contrast is particularly strong with heavy-duty trucks.
In addition, humanitarian intervention by multinational forces became more frequent and the media began to play a big role, particularly in the lead up to the 1999 NATO mission in Yugoslavia, while by contrast, the 1994 Rwandan Genocide had little attention.
In contrast, the Music Department's emphasis on music for performance was comparatively long-term and continuing, particularly as income from recurring broadcasts or recordings came in, and as it continued to build its relationships with new and upcoming musicians.
This was in stark contrast to the traditionally " male aura " that the wines of France had — particularly Burgundy and Bordeaux.
SIMD is particularly applicable to common tasks like adjusting the contrast in a digital image or adjusting the volume of digital audio.
Because of the oil boom since the 1970s, there has been little extensive government incentive to help develop and encourage new industries in the private sector, in contrast to other Nordic countries like Sweden and particularly Finland.
In the regions where regional languages are spoken, there is obviously a daily need to make the contrast between the national language and the regional language, and so the national language is most often referred to as Castilian, particularly in the regional languages themselves ( e. g. espanyol is virtually never used to refer to the Spanish language in Catalan: castellà is used instead.
" The details of policy – particularly of economics – bored him, in contrast with the intensity of Burke ’ s legal pursuit of Warren Hastings, and of Pitt ’ s prosecution of the war against France.
In contrast, Professor Kees W. Bolle of the University of California, Los Angeles argues that " Professor Eliade's approach, in all his works, is empirical ": Bolle sets Eliade apart for what he sees as Eliade's particularly close " attention to the various particular motifs " of different myths.
In contrast, intergroup competition can sometimes be relatively harmless, particularly in situations where there is little history of conflict ( for example, between students of different universities ) leading to relatively harmless generalizations and mild competitive behaviors.
The term usability engineering ( in contrast to interaction design and user experience design ) implies more of a focus on assessing and making recommendations to improve usability than it does on design, though Usability Engineers may still engage in design to some extent, particularly design of wire-frames or other prototypes.
Medieval folk rock developed as a sub-genre of electric folk from about 1970 as performers, particularly in England, Germany and Brittany, adopted medieval and renaissance music as a basis for their music, in contrast to the early modern and nineteenth century ballads that dominated the output of Fairport Convention.
By contrast, much of the recent political discourse on individual rights in the People's Republic of China, particularly with respect to due process rights and rule of law, has focused on how protection of individual rights actually makes social control by the government more effective.
In contrast, Nathan, whose paranoid condition makes him particularly sensitive about his ethnicity, is the novel's prime spokesman for this exclusivity.
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