Sentence examples for breathtaking contrast from inspiring English sources

Inevitably that undercuts Sondheim's breathtaking contrast of sentiment and brutal savagery.

Military officers and former top officials of the Mubarak government smiled as they escorted Mr. Morsi on his walk through the office — a breathtaking contrast to the days when their government had jailed him for his role as a Brotherhood leader.

With Manning, for all his talent and aplomb, there was always the sense of looming disaster, the ill-advised pass that made his brilliant throws all the more breathtaking by contrast.

Its capacity for contrasting breathtaking illusion and visible working parts -- for magic believed and magic laid bare -- is close to the theater's, and it is rarely more seductive than when tackled by an artist with a painterly touch.

The variety of temples found in Tamil Nadu is breathtaking – and in stark contrast to Thanjavur are the revered Hindu temple complexes at Madurai.

The biggest problem may be getting everything ready on time the vagaries of orbital mechanics mean that the spacecraft must launch in January 2018.The ambition of Mars One, by contrast, is breathtaking.

In contrasting the breathtaking landscape with the troubled lives of many of those living there, it reminds us that the fleeting beauties of the natural world -- the simple pleasures available to all -- are among life's deepest consolations.

The chromatic contrasts are breathtaking.

It offers the visitor a harsh contrast to the breathtaking beauty of the country beyond its limits.

Beijing, by contrast, is experiencing breathtaking growth, and the investments made for the Olympics, largely centered on improving transportation and infrastructure, will only help its future growth, according to Michael Thompson, the president of Cushman & Wakefield's Asia unit.

It is the contrast between the breathtaking audacity of what they intend to do in Iraq -- an audacity that, I must say, has an appeal for me -- and the incredibly narrow base of support that exists in America today for this audacious project.