Sentence examples for mark contrast from inspiring English sources

Overall, the study shows how dan can be used in the discourse to (i) mark contrast, (ii) mark the presence of the writer's voice, (iii) help the reader interpret two information segments, (iv) counteract a potential face-threatening act, (v) help the writer perform the act of evaluation, and (vi) signal the act of "pre-advice".

The pitch accents are associated with movements in the intonation contours and used to mark contrasts between different parts of a sentence [20],[20].

In marked contrast the Newcastle team have apparently achieved little.

This was all in marked contrast to the group's impeccable British shows of three years ago.

Car ownership too has been falling, in marked contrast with the rest of England and Wales.

Its own mobile apps are clunky, in marked contrast to Instagram's slick interface.

Yet dissonance and spare harmonies pervade, in marked contrast to so much English music from this period.

There was conspicuous praise for the BBC, which frequently airs Shine programmes, in marked contrast to her father and brother.

Anecdotally, there are indications that ad spending in the category remains steady, in marked contrast to most others.

However, in marked contrast to last season, works deemed not good enough or vastly overpriced were ruthlessly rejected.

The shot, without fall-out, was "in marked contrast to Soviet nuclear tests in the atmosphere," the announcement said.