The status quo contrasts sharply with high level policy statements.

52. Increased reliance of least developed countries on ODA contrasts sharply with the dwindling aid efforts of donor countries.

That contrasts sharply with, for example, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development average of 8,000 kilowatt hours per year.

This contrasts sharply with reports of lack of accurate record keeping by judicial officials during the period of pre trial detention.

It has many contrasts.

The expansion of many developing countries' trade and economic growth contrasts sharply with the difficulties faced by many low income countries in integrating themselves beneficially into world trade and into the global economy.

But the scale of the aid remains massive, especially when one considers how little progress Greece has made in implementing the reforms it promised in the past. This contrasts sharply with Asia s experience in 1997.

8. The recent experience in Latin America contrasts sharply with the net transfer shock that Latin America underwent in the early 1980s, when the debt crisis ushered in the lost decade of Latin American development.

This contrasts sharply with China s single party system, in which the level of government accountability is much lower. Official corruption, for example, has become so entrenched that President Xi Jinping has made an anti graft campaign a central objective.

The contrasts in reporting, however, are greatest among development groups.

Attitudes toward refugees vary widely across countries, with Germany taking a particularly enlightened approach that contrasts sharply with Hungary s notably heartless one. Some countries, such as the Czech Republic, have blocked deals to share the burden fairly among European Union members, including through mandatory quotas.

When you stand still, you just see the light and dark contrasts.

This contrasts markedly with the situation in many other theatres of conflict today.

Dickens was saying something very simple, by the use of contrasts or opposites.

Africa is undoubtedly the region most affected by the contrasts of the contemporary world.

21 A minimum standards approach contrasts with approaches that require management plans or other pre approval.

That mix of contrasts has the potential to seriously destabilize our societies and ways of living.

The interdependence of States is sharply increasing.

Corporate earnings in the first quarter improved sharply.

This contrasts sharply with the motivations espoused by Scotland s nobles in the fourteenth century, when they succeeded in preserving their country s independence from English rule. It is in truth not for glory, nor riches, nor honors that we are fighting, they declared, but for freedom alone, which no honest man gives up but with life itself.

There are sharp contrasts between wealthy neighbourhoods and squatter settlements, exacerbating unsustainable consumption patterns and attendant environmental degradation.

These budgetary allocations rose sharply, by 33.08 per cent.

Bring her about sharply. Head straight for the jetty.

330. The educational profile of women is marked by contrasts, with both university training and illiteracy existing side by side.

After an improvement in 2003, the situation has sharply deteriorated.

The won has been devalued sharply, making exports more viable.

The situation in the region seems to be deteriorating sharply.

The figures revealed the glaring contrasts between rich and poor nations and between rural and urban populations in the poorest countries.

10. This climate of fear contrasts with the atmosphere of greater security generally felt in the town and the small villages.

Brazil has sharply increased its anti cartel enforcement in recent years.

Because of the huge stakes, national positions have become sharply polarized.

The core resources available have declined more sharply than total resources.

We all share the sense of both risk and opportunity that arise from the contrasts and uncertainties of the current global order.

This contrasts markedly with previous years, when steady progress in the preparation of studies has resulted in a reduction in the backlog.

Behind this pattern lies a policy philosophy which contrasts the efficiency of foreign firms with the distortionary economic impact of the state.

However one looks at it, the corporate sector in advanced economies in general, and in the US in particular, is as strong as it has been in many years. Non financial firms have achieved a mix of resilience and agility that contrasts sharply with prevailing conditions for some households and governments around the world that have yet to confront adequately a legacy of over leverage.

Akihito s travel schedule contrasts sharply with that of Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. Despite having had open heart surgery during his first term, India s 81 year old leader has sought to offset his low domestic political stock by flying more than one million kilometers on overseas trips including visits to Japan, China, Indonesia, Russia, Thailand, and the United States in the last six months alone.

I'm sorry I had to speak a bit sharply to him, sir.

Africa is a land of striking contrasts and great natural wonders a giant plateau between the Atlantic and Indian oceans, where humanoids evolved.

This contrasts with areas south of Galkayo (central Somalia), where the need for aid was significant because of fighting, drought and severe flooding.

The widening budget deficit destabilized the macroeconomic environment as domestic borrowing rose sharply.

The subject was discussed on the radio in denunciatory and sharply critical tones.

Prices were also boosted by sharply reduced supplies from Kenya due to drought.

Where would we end if we wouldn't sharply wipe out those black sheeps?

This contrasts dramatically with the situation in relation to both the mimeographed documents in their original form and the printed official records (Yearbook) volumes.