Word: contrasts
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Though he is not related to the mayor's family,David J. Sullivan is a lifelong city resident, andshares something of Walter Sullivan's world. DavidE. Sullivan, on the other hand, could not presenta greater contrast...
...contrast, the Harvard defense--led by a fabulous front five--has allowed only 462 rushing yards, while also registering 26 sacks...
...contrast between the effort to give art to the city and to protect it from its citizens is a hard one to reconcile for Tom Dempsey, the man responsible for painting and hanging seventeen streetside works of art over the last two years. But then the whole notion of being a professional artist is something that Tom, who signs his work with the mysterious, yet homey signature of `Tom the Friendly Neighborhood Artist', finds troubling...
...contrast to Korea's large corporations, Taiwan's companies, which churn out products as diverse as calculators and vaccines, tend to be small. But they make big waves in world trade. With the U.S. alone, Taiwan piled up a $16 billion surplus last year. That has stirred anger in Washington, which has forced Taiwan to raise the value of its currency, and is threatening protectionist retaliation because the country keeps its domestic market closed to U.S. imports...
...markets are strong, and corporate profits are robust. Most impressive, West European exports have surged by 33% in the past three years, from $689 billion in 1983 to $916.4 billion in 1986. With the U.S. alone, Western Europe enjoyed a trade surplus of $18.2 billion last year, a sharp contrast to the $2.9 billion deficit...