in stark contrast
collocation in Englishmeaningsofin,starkandcontrast
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in
adjective
uk/ɪn/us/ɪn/
fashionable ...
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stark
adjective
uk/stɑːk/us/stɑːrk/
empty, simple, or obvious, especially without decoration or anything that is ...
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contrast
noun[C or U]
uk/ˈkɒn.trɑːst/us/ˈkɑːn.træst/
an obvious difference between two or ...
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(Definition ofin,starkandcontrastfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Instarkcontrast, only 4 (11%) of the control children showed this bias.
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This is instarkcontrastto the promise of functional programming to free users from low level concerns.
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There were occasionally photographs of burnt remains, but even these sat instarkcontrastto the images of terror-in-progress that dominated the broadly western coverage.
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Instarkcontrast, the termites excavated more frequently and produced longer tunnels at the far end of the second choices.
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This is instarkcontrastwith a classical random walk, which always mixes to the uniform distribution (on a regular undirected graph).
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This is instarkcontrastto continuum mechanics, where linear models only emerge through linearization of inherently nonlinear governing principles.
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This stands instarkcontrastto the intricate and fine-tuned experience of expert performers of established musical instruments.
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The 19 acts with active men managing passive women's property stand instarkcontrastto the remainder of the acts in the registers.
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This approach is instarkcontrastto the typical designation of a single project lifetime for the building.
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This fluid stream of rhythmic subdivisions stands instarkcontrastto the highly fragmented, disjunct rhythmic activity of the preceding movement.
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All this is instarkcontrastto pharmaceutical products, which have been subject to strict regulation and monitoring for many years throughout the world.
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Their results are instarkcontrastto those of the present study.
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Instarkcontrast, in cases where fer tilization is not successful, the egg becomes the active agent that is responsible for the failure.
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This is instarkcontrastto the paucity of frontlets and barbed points recovered from surrounding sites.
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On the contrary, it indicates that the realm of science stands instarkcontrastto the manifold brilliance of the world of experiences.
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This message was not easily accessible to the public and stood instarkcontrastto the seamless conservative message.
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