Mr. Kubrick's straight-faced satire may include bizarre characters with ridiculous names -- Gen. Jack D. Ripper, President Merkin Muffley and, of course, Col. Bat Guano -- but they always deliver their lines with complete conviction, drawing comedy from the contrast between the serious line readings and the utter silliness of what's being said.
He took on Irving's mission of making the theatre serious in contrast to what he regarded as his mother's essential triviality.
The issues were substantive but serious, in contrast with so many of the year's other debates, which have been marked by partisan posturing.
Invest in a time machine Mind your language From summit to plummet This time it's serious ReprintsThe contrast with the rest of Europe is stark.
Falwell, 50, is tall, angular and serious, in contrast to his famous father, the more round-faced, stout and easy-smiling leader of the Moral Majority who died in 2007, stricken in his Liberty office at 73.
The Guardian, which caters to those who like their news left-leaning and serious in contrast to the Mail's right-wing raciness, has one-third in Britain and another third in America (see charts).
A few observed that Capaldi's version of the Doctor character is sinister and serious, and contrasted this with the actor's depiction of the character as warm and effusive in his recording.
At times a more serious undertone, contrasting with the "bright, brittle, essentially ephemeral" nature of her early works, becomes evident; Olivia Laing in the Guardian, discerns "a faint and beguiling pessimism about love's pursuit and its consequences" beneath the light superficiality.
In contrast, serious and possibly life-threatening infections are rare, their yearly incidence in children being estimated at 1.5%[ 2].
