Sentence examples for splendid contrast from inspiring English sources

Built in the early 17th century, the mosque's cool tranquillity stands in splendid contrast to the frenetic activity of the bazaar opposite.

Sam Norman won the 18-and-under category with a lyrical version of the tragic sequence in Homer's Iliad when Andromache hears that her husband Hector is dead, in splendid contrast to the rhythmic, incantatory rendition of an Anglo-Saxon spell against warts for which Joshua James took second prize.

There was a marked, and rather splendid, contrast between the opening of the event, with the huge razzamatazz of the Hillary Clinton roadshow and the penultimate event, where two hugely enthusiastic delegates from the Brazilian transparency hackers' group Thacker bounced around the stage highlighting their innovative projects using open data.

Russians have plenty of tame radio stations to listen to.In the dark days of the cold war (when people like Mr Gordievsky were risking their lives for Britain) the BBC Russian service was both fair and incisive, a splendid contrast to the Soviet block's propaganda stations.

In stark and splendid contrast to this negativity, I have received and read literally hundreds of messages from friends and total strangers, in a spontaneous outpouring of love and support I have never in my life experienced.

The views over the lush Rjukan valley and across to Gausta are splendid, especially in contrast to the stark treeless plateau.

Vanessa Williams in contrast is splendid.

In contrast, the splendid, audacious Doha is a concept usually performed on stages elsewhere: Zurich, London, Cairo, Tripoli, Damascus, Khartoum to name the first six that come to mind.

By contrast, Masako Onodera brings splendid craftsmanship to bear on her sculptures of genetically modified vegetables.

For the rest, there is a stark, sardonic contrast between the splendid chateau where the officers live and the mean barracks for the enlisted men.

In America, by contrast, Camera Work, Stieglitz's splendid magazine, had just under 1,000 subscribers at its peak.