The principals stood in stark contrast both physically and politically.

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.

Among the provinces, British Columbia has been distinguished by its strong liberal views ( in stark contrast to the other provinces west of Ontario ).

In stark contrast with its SSI and MSI predecessors, the first LSI implementation of the PDP-11 contained a CPU composed of only four LSI integrated circuits.

This led to very good coverage across most of the country and few problems of interference with other UK-based transmissions ; a stark contrast to the problems associated with Channel 5's launch fourteen and a half years later.

The valley of desolation is a sulfurous valley of volcanic vents and hot springs that inhibits significant plant growth-in stark contrast to the surrounding rain forest.

It is said that the rivalry was fueled in the 1970s due to the stark contrast of the teams: the Cowboys, being more of a " flashy " team with Roger Staubach's aerial attack and the " flex " Doomsday Defense ; while the Steelers were more of a " blue-collar " team with a strong running game and the 1970s-esque Steel Curtain defense, a contrast that still exists today.

His disciplinarian regime was a stark contrast to the indulgent Florentine Court of Leopold.

Heidi Schiller, joined by her younger counterpart, performs " One More Kiss ", her aged voice a stark contrast to the sparkling coloratura of her younger self.

Schmidt's private life was in stark contrast to the success of his distinguished professional career, and was overshadowed by tragedy.

He was critical of modern philosophy for its lack of progress, which he believed was in stark contrast to the dramatic advances in the natural sciences since the Renaissance.

His nobility is shown in stark contrast to the deceit and pridefulness of the Greeks, especially Achilles.

However another study, had observed that pusher syndrome is also present in patients with left hemisphere lesions, leading to aphasia, providing a stark contrast to what was previously believed regarding hemispatial neglect, which mostly occurs with a right hemisphere lesion.

In stark contrast to earlier opulence, William Poel's 1881 production of the Q1 text was an early attempt at reconstructing the Elizabethan theatre's austerity ; his only backdrop was a set of red curtains.

This points to a strong, long-term selective pressure that, in stark contrast to most other regions of the genomes of sub-Saharan groups, left little room for genetic variation at the determining loci.

His embrace of egoism is in stark contrast to Godwin's altruism.

This is in stark contrast to the media climate prior to the 20th century, where the media market was dominated by smaller newspapers and pamphleteers who usually had an overt and often radical agenda, with no presumption of balance or objectivity.

This was in stark contrast to the stiff representations of birds by his contemporaries, such as Alexander Wilson.

To Lovelock, the stark contrast between the Martian atmosphere and chemically dynamic mixture of that of our Earth's biosphere was strongly indicative of the absence of life on the planet.

This role was in stark contrast to his appearance in the lighthearted romantic comedy, Picture Perfect the following year.

In stark contrast, she is portrayed as a scheming, duplicitous traitor in Gary Jennings ' novel Aztec.

Rather than having a specific message for any of his films, Pyryev promoted Stalin ’ s slogan “ life has become better, life has become more joyous .” Sometimes this message was in stark contrast with the reality of the time.

In stark contrast to its predecessor, Huevos was recorded in a swift, fiery fashion, with many first takes, and minimal second guessing.

This explanation for the radical stylistic shift c. 1520 has fallen out of scholarly favor, though the early Mannerists are still set in stark contrast to High Renaissance conventions ; the immediacy and balance achieved by Raphael's School of Athens, no longer seemed interesting to young artists.

In the politically charged times of the 1960s – 70s, and in stark contrast to the University of California campuses, USC was one of the few campuses in California where then-Governor Ronald Reagan could visit without additional protection.

This major figure in The Fountainhead epitomized the " second-hander " who – in stark opposition to the uncompromising and innovative hero of the novel, Howard Roark, and exemplified in real life by Frank Lloyd Wright, whom Rand idolized – adapts the classicist and historicist Old World architectural styles to the new American medium of the skyscraper, and then goes on to adopt modernism as soon as this becomes safely fashionable.

On the court, the 2010 – 11 season was a stark contrast from the previous season.

The Mavericks have won 50 or more regular season games in 11 consecutive seasons, dating back to 2001 — a stark contrast ( and almost diametrically opposed ) to the 10-season streak of losing seasons from the 1990 – 91 to the 1999 – 2000 season.

Although, ironically, his personality remains pretty much the same, whether he has a soul or not – in stark ( and more entertaining ) contrast to Angel.

According to Michael Azerrad in Our Band Could Be Your Life, the artwork " was a perfect visual analogue to the music it promoted – gritty, stark, violent, smart, provocative, and utterly American.

In stark contrast to the mirrored sound systems commonly used by the rock band touring engineers, with two 40 – 48 channel mixing consoles at the Front of house, and another pair for monitors, the BBC sound engineers had to use multiple 12 channel desks.

Research on students conceptions has shown that most pre-instructional ( everyday ) ideas that students bring to physics instruction are in stark contrast to the physics concepts and principles to be achieved – from kindergarten to the tertiary level.

The causes for this stark – though not threatening, as of yet – decline remain unknown.

* Hans Krieger: „ Klar, schlicht und stark “ – Sollen wir schreiben wie die Nationalsozialisten?

By September newspapers were reporting that a scare campaign was being created, suggesting Te Whiti was fortifying Parihaka and preparing to invade New Plymouth, while the Taranaki Herald reported that the settlement was " in a horribly filthy state " and its inhabitants " in a deplorable condition " – a stark contrast to the situation a Wellington doctor discovered when he visited, writing that the place was " singularly clean ... regularly swept ... drainage is excellent ".

A few – both Upton-upon-Severn dances for example – matched the complexity of Cotswolds Morris, but many – e. g. Bromsberrow Heath – had a stark simplicity of one figure and one chorus repeated forever.

Saunier, who had previously worked with Stewart on Knife Play, created for the record a greater wall of sound – a stark contrast to that of McCulloch's discordant attitude towards production.

All during the war, the Japanese had pursued a meticulous civil affairs policy aimed at avoiding civilian casualties and keeping the Chinese populace on their side – a stark contrast with the previous First Sino-Japanese War and subsequent Second Sino-Japanese War.

In the second round they lost to Spain 1 – 0 and were knocked out having failed to score in three of their four World Cup matches – in stark contrast to the deluge of goals scored against the North Koreans.

Rather than the typical equipment – cluttered dental office we are on a set — only a dentist, a dental chair, Mr. Teas, and the assistant are present — against a stark and simple background.

By calling Edward King " Lycidas ," Milton follows “ the tradition of memorializing a loved one through Pastoral poetry, a practice that may be traced from ancient Greek Sicily through Roman culture and into the Christian Middle Ages and early Renaissance .” Milton describes King as “ selfless ,” even though he was of the clergy – a statement both bold and, at the time, controversial among lay people: “ Through allegory, the speaker accuses God of unjustly punishing the young, selfless King, whose premature death ended a career that would have unfolded in stark contrast to the majority of the ministers and bishops of the Church of England, whom the speaker condemns as depraved, materialistic, and selfish .”