There is, perhaps, the taint of doomed self-love in the way Hill adores the "autumn crocus with its saffron fuse" or the "stark storm-severed head / of a sunflower blazing in mire of hail"; but, whatever the progress of psychology, few readers would trade the drenched phrasings of Hill's backlit scenery for his brooding on obscure theologians.
He recounts in stark moral terms the tale of debt, speculation, and shortsightedness that created the financial crisis, "a perfect storm of irresponsibility and poor decision-making that stretched from Wall Street to Washington to Main Street".
Notre Dame's investigation report recalled sunny but breezy weather 10 minutes before practice started at 3 45 p.m., a stark contrast to the storm that swept through the day before.
The pastoral mood in the hills of Tennessee offered a stark contrast to the storm raging around the country over the Pearls' teachings on child discipline, which advocate systematic use of "the rod" to teach toddlers to submit to authority.
At a news conference, the governor presented a stark scorecard of the storm's damage throughout the state: more than 600 homes destroyed, 6 towns inundated, 150 major highways damaged and 22 state bridges closed and more than $45 million in destruction to the agricultural sector.
The Fastnet has had starker reminders, including the storm that left 15 sailors dead in 1979 and led to major changes in safety regulations and preparations.
Between storms, the stark Malecón -- with no landscaping and six lanes of traffic separating it from any buildings -- is a beloved concrete promenade.
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Outside New York City, the storm's wrath was stark.
In her cover of Mr. Dylan's 1974 classic "Shelter From the Storm," she turns a stark, dusty song into a cloying anthem.
