IN NO democracy is the high calling of government immune from contamination by the rough trade of politics, but in India the contrast is unusually stark.
But even so, Mr. Pollini's readings, with their brisk tempos and often startling dynamic contrasts, were unusually tempestuous and hard driven.
An economic slowdown typically hurts manufacturers first -- because consumers and executives can more easily delay the purchase of new furniture than the payment of electric or medical bills, for instance -- but the contrast has been unusually severe recently.
Most of the countries of southern Europe have relatively few asylum-seekers because they are more willing to turn a blind eye to illegal or semi-legal migration.Canada, by contrast, has an unusually high level of acceptances of asylum claims partly because it has a more generous definition of eligibility than most other countries.
Facebook, in contrast, made an unusually large number of shares available to the public, shares that immediately crashed in value.
For the New Westminster resident, the delay releasing toxicology results is in stark contrast with the unusually swift reaction to the Vancouver overdose death of Glee star Cory Monteith on July 13.
The weather was sunny and hot Friday morning over the desert valley on Mina, a contrast to the unusually heavy rains that soaked the faithful on the pilgrimage's opening day Wednesday.
In contrast to the unusually strong winds, Bess produced virtually no rainfall as it passed by, with only a trace of precipitation measured between October 11 and 14 in Hong Kong.
Alexander Toradze, the impressive soloist, offered a performance of striking contrasts, with an unusually soulful opening and barely audible pianissimos in the second movement.
The administration's acceptance of Israel's retaliatory strikes, at least in public statements, contrasts with its unusually harsh response to Israeli military retaliation against terror in Palestinian-controlled areas in October.
