Word: contrasts
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That is all too obvious in my neighborhood. On the Israeli side of Abu Tor, there are parks and flowers and streetlights and the garbage gets collected. A blind man can tell where the Arab street begins by the potholes and the smell--there, by contrast, garbage is picked up only if the neighbors pay out of their pockets for a truck to come and haul it away. The kids play in the streets because they have few parks to go to. Some of my Israeli friends are aghast when I tell them where I live; it seems that...
...International Criminal Court, is engaged in acts of futility. Don Quixote fought imaginary enemies represented by windmills, while Moreno-Ocampo is fighting the world's worst real enemies: those who commit crimes against humanity. We should cherish the unparalleled moral clarity of Moreno-Ocampo, who provides stark contrast to other officials, like the recently appointed Attorney General, who refused to say whether or not waterboarding is torture...
...failed to find the bottom of the net or its stride all night. Not much better, the Stags (3-0, 0-0 MAAC) made 46.2 percent of their field goals but went 68.8 percent on opportunities from the charity stripe—a stark contrast to Harvard’s abyssmal 33.3 percent clip from the line.“We can’t shoot 4-of-12 [from the line] in our own gym, especially,” co-captain Lindsay Hallion said. “Just between shots we normally make and our free throws, I think...
...show identification before they filled their Solo cups. Still, uncertainty about how strictly the universities would crack down on rule-breakers had led some HoCos to leave the booze at home. Lowell did not bring alcohol to New Haven, and shuttered its tailgate after the first quarter. In contrast, Mather, which hosted its tailgate with Currier, purchased eight kegs of beer, 20 gallons of spiked hot chocolate, and five gallons of jungle juice. “The tailgate was pretty much what we could hope for, but it was a shame that there wasn’t more clarity beforehand...
...contrast, McCain's carefully calibrated assessment of their differences on Sunday was tuned to a frequency, perhaps, that only dogs and journalists can hear. After his speech, he took a question from a young voter who admitted that while he liked McCain, he also admired Giuliani's ability to be "tough" on Hillary Clinton and wondered if McCain could do the same. "I admire your respect for her," he said, "but do you really think you can be tough enough on her to win the general election...