Word: contrastingly
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...tourists, because they're pretty familiar to the French, Dutch, American and Norwegian troops from the U.S.-led antiterror coalition camped at Manas airport. They head to Bishkek for R. and R. and the city's only department store, TsUM. In sneakers and baseball caps, they make a nice contrast to the Kyrgyz locals in their leather boots and felt hats. The Russians are here, too. In Bishkek's bars, you can rub shoulders with off-duty troops from the newly opened Russian air base a few score kilometers away as they drink and dance to hard-core Russian techno...
...contrast, is uninterested in this lifestyle and the material comforts it brings; his interests for the most part lie in only two places: history and women. Whereas Rémy takes life slowly and enjoys its small pleasures, Sébastien’s life is one of speed and high-stakes...
Today, the MBTA’s apparent perception of subway musicians stands in stark contrast to that of New York City, which, following Sept. 11, sponsored subway musicians to re-enter the subways because of the confidence their presence inspired in commuters, Baird says...
...contents to name a few subjects of note. This year we at FM were lucky enough to have Kofol’s distinctive tenor alternately cheerleading and nudging, gently correcting our libelous tendencies and appropriately praising a witty headline (and nary a well-crafted editors’ note). In contrast to Kofol’s enthusiastic volume, her proofing colleague Kate L. Rakoczy ’04 reassures with her quiet presences. One morning when a computer and the film-processor both failed in short succession, Rakoczy mused that it was amazing how everything can conspire against...
...hits doorboxes, e-mails reach our inboxes in which these two and their dedicated protégés, Andy, Paul and Thea, meticulously comment on each page of the magazine, from every missed caption and incorrect credit to perfect cropping and a great job playing with the contrast and levels of a photo (Editor’s note: I still don’t know what levels are). Though both Andrew and Sarah are moving on to greener, less FM-dominated pastures next semester, the magazine will be left in the capable hands of roommates and lovers of Vikings...