Word: contrasts
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...Democrats, by contrast, have made no secret of their belief that McCain's involvement in the bailout talks has made a resolution that much harder. Many of them believe that House Majority Leader John Boehner, who got a standing ovation from his caucus Friday morning, wanted to slow down the process so that McCain could take credit for bringing all sides together. Such suspicions were further fueled by the fact that McCain's campaign manager Rick Davis had been actively meeting with House Republican leaders on Thursday, even as McCain had claimed to have suspended his campaign to help work...
...event attracting more serious jazz fans that enjoy a more formal, controlled environment. “One’s not better,” Carrington said. “But it draws the people that want to sit down and hear a performance.” In stark contrast, Saturday’s lineup offers different performers on three stages strung along Columbus Ave., a set-up that encourages people to move between shows. Some of the musicians, such as a mixed ensemble of percussionists and vocalists called AfroBrazil, even parade through the crowd. “It?...
...Eventually, SEAS will have about 100 full-time faculty, making it a medium-sized engineering school. By contrast, MIT has about 300 engineering faculty...
...their power. It is fitting that Wein is best known for the Libby Dam, the largest granite relief in America. However, the overabundance of sculptures and drawings that convey Wein’s obsession with the highly stylized human body means this type of representation gets old fast. In contrast, works such as “First Steps,” an abstract piece that only at second glance (and with an explanation) shows a woman guiding a child, are malleable and soft, comprised of one continuous shape with infinite contours. The titles of his pieces in this genre again...
...LInton, by contrast, devotes 11 pages to Michigan, tackling the pre-Roe ban and the appeals court ruling just for starters. From there it moves on to list four provisions in the state declaration of rights that pro-choice forces might use to assert abortion rights (including the equal protection clause). Then it provides Linton's detailed assessment of how each would fail. While he reaches the same conclusion that What if Roe Fell drew, Linton's is infinitely more finely argued. There are 70 footnotes...