Example sentences of "be in [adj] contrast " in BNC.
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| 1 | They 're in stark contrast to an earlier picture he 'd rather forget . |
| 2 | These attitudes are in striking contrast to the British tradition , where party conflict is the primary institutional feature of Westminster and has been for over a century . |
| 3 | Humans , with their openness to life and their profound sense of incompletion , are in sharp contrast with the instinctive , closed world of the animal realm . |
| 4 | The Post Bus service is very efficient and the tranquillity of the restaurants on the other side of the lake , served by a regular ferry service , are in sharp contrast to the bustling little town which has some excellent shops as well as lively coffee houses . |
| 5 | The approaches to tenants with information packs , personal visits and open days are in sharp contrast to the previous sale of Scottish Homes stock in the Borders . |
| 6 | The enthusiasm , the energy and the sheer endurance of many ethnic congregations are in strong contrast to the more restrained worship to which the average British Christian is accustomed . |
| 7 | From there onwards it becomes stronger and more emotional so that her joyous movements and later abandon in Romeo 's arms are in absolute contrast to her later dance with Paris . |
| 8 | These rates of increase are in stark contrast to the boom years in the second half of the 1980s when annual increases of 20% to 25% were common . |
| 9 | Such behavioural propensities to egoism , sexual rivalry and authoritarian domination of the family group are in stark contrast to what we normally regard as civilized , human behaviour . |
| 10 | These statistics are in stark contrast to those for the previous year , 1991 , when families tightened their belts despite having more in their pay packets . |
| 11 | Those movements are in direct contrast to the stronger , vicious and spacious pointes of the Black Queen and her pawns . |
| 12 | Examples of this sort are in direct contrast to what has been , in effect , the subconscious attitude of most geologists for the last hundred or more years . |
| 13 | Thus in Alpine regions transhumance systems , in which the mountain pastures are grazed in summer by sheep and cattle with the latter being in-wintered at lower elevations while the sheep flocks scavenge on arable farms during winter , are in marked contrast with the settled agriculture involving year-round grazing of sheep on a specific area of land which is characteristic of UK hill sheep farming . |
| 14 | Certainly the results are in marked contrast to those found in a poll conducted by New Scientist in 1973 . |
| 15 | Such distributions are in marked contrast to those with , arguably , a northern and Baltic Sea origin , especially ivory and crystal beads . |
| 16 | The detailed discussion of the review procedure at this meeting and the lengthy minutes devoted to it are in marked contrast to the brevity of its mention in the next meeting , under ‘ matters arising ’ . |
| 17 | ‘ The 1992 figures are the highest since the survey began in 1989 , and are in marked contrast to 1991 's figures , which were the lowest ’ , says Bryan Smithm of ICI engineering , and chairman of the CBI 's research and innovation committee . |
| 18 | There seemed to be an element of ‘ never again' in the choice of a man whose whole personality and way of working are in dramatic contrast to the distant , dictatorial von Karajan , who died on 16 July . |
| 19 | The problem is this : should new material be similar to the old , or be in moderate contrast , or be extremely different ? |
| 20 | The analysis proposed here will therefore be in sharp contrast to theories of language which admit empty grammatical entities such as " dummy do " without a prior scrutiny of meaning . |
| 21 | In this way , the market areas will be in strong contrast to local supermarkets and covered shopping centres , where large chain stores tend to congregate . |
| 22 | Fifth , there is the period of acceptance , which can seem to be in stark contrast to the depths of despair of the previous stage . |
| 23 | At a rally attended by hundreds of Labour supporters from the arts , showbusiness and sport , he said that a Labour government would be in stark contrast to the ‘ vanity and self-interest ’ which had characterised the last 13 years . |
| 24 | This was seen by some as being in marked contrast to the humanities departments , a point we shall pick up later : |
| 25 | Its softly rounded and gently coloured contours , dotted with lush trees and russet houses , set comfortably into the landscape like plump and cosy chickens , were in strong contrast to coastal Northumberland which so often looked scoured and rough . |
| 26 | Peter 's initiative in opening Russia to western influences , his modernisation of the administration and his development of industries were in sharp contrast to the Muscovite traditions of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries . |
| 27 | They stood a little way back from the others as though unsure of their right to be there at all , and they were in bizarre contrast to the rest of the mourners . |
| 28 | The tone of the report and its recommendations were in marked contrast with those of earlier enquiries into child care scandals . |
| 29 | They spread to the Conservative Party 's own library where they were in marked contrast to the public image created by her backing of the new British Library buildings , as we shall see shortly . |
| 30 | My brogues and blazer were in marked contrast to Alex 's jeans and Union Jack T-shirt , which he wore , he said , to avoid any confusion about his nationality . |