Word: contrastes
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...selection is in contrast to the past fall’s group of fellows, whose experiences were centered around domestic politics...
...contrast, I tested another pair of $200 noise-canceling headphones, the Solitude headset from Outside the Box, Inc. It wasn't as clear a sound, but it did provide more juice, owing perhaps to the second AAA battery it required. Besides a little extra volume, the Solitude pair offered something else that the Sony could use: a collapsable frame. Like I said, the Sony pair is beautiful, but it takes up a lot of room. The Solitudes fold up into a bag that's about half the size of the Sony...
...historically cash-strapped Kennedy School, by contrast, acknowledges on the front page of its financial aid website that it has “very limited scholarship and fellowship resources...
...Iraqi insurgents had imposed a de facto cease-fire, with masked members setting up checkpoints west of Baghdad to keep al-Qaeda from bombing voting sites. In addition to this day of relative peace in Iraq--reported attacks were well below average-- the Dec. 15 vote bore another marked contrast to January's violent election day: Sunni Arabs didn't boycott this time and instead turned out en masse, with the hope of tipping the scales of Iraqi political power. With a significant voting bloc in parliament--final results are due to be released by the end of December--Sunnis...
...danced with a quiet grace and wonderfully controlled movements, reminiscent of woodland sprites. In particular, Altenburg, with her impressive penché (balancing on one leg with the other lifted behind her in a perfect 180° angle) and Chin, with her beautifully fluid movements, notably stood out.In a jarring contrast to the simple black costumes of the opening number, the subsequent large group dance, Sandra Goodnough’s “Tabibtotachi” (also known as “Journey/Travelers”) brought a burst of color and energy. The red, orange, and yellow costumes accented...