In The Fall, Gibson is more of an enigma, terrifyingly capable and verging on cold in abject contrast to her sexy look.
But the abject contrast between winners and losers in this business still comes across crystal clear.
England, in contrast, were abject, with their World Cup failure linked to off-field misdemeanours which included drunken exploits at a bar featuring dwarf-throwing.
Both authors contrast Johnson's abject youth with his adult fame, his physical awkwardness with his conversational fluency, his self-diagnosed "indolence" with his superhuman literary output.
The decision stands in sharp contrast to the abject failure of US courts to deliver justice to victims of US torture and rendition.
To their obvious embarrassment, Derby County joined Manchester United on the FA Cup sidelines amid high drama, but for contrasting reasons, after this abject surrender against a Burnley side who fully deserved their 15 minutes of fame.
Romano's subjects carry on their person everything from watermelons to sneakers to lampshades to medicine, the colorful consumer goods contrasting starkly with their abject surroundings.
Whiting, a frontman for a Tribune-like media company, devalues the word Dickensian, stripping it down to a synonym for abject poverty, instead of a world of stark contrasts with unlimited scope and a rich, teeming bog of detail.
By contrast, Mr. Summers's detractors have expressed abject shock that he might be considered for the position.
The striking contrast between the opulent life of the ruling elite and the abject poverty of the masses was always a concern.
BBC Radio Kent's Matt Cole: "This was a tale of two contrasting performances, the away side's diligence and accuracy with the ball and an abject batting effort by Kent.
