Sentences with phrase «stark change»

A pretty stark change to the lengthy text conversations we shared when we were first getting to know one another.

Unfortunately, this is not the publisher's first experience with bankruptcy protection, and if stark changes are not made soon, it will not be its last.

The potential for stark change in American practice being pretty modest, discussion about the effects of various alternative versions of Loser Pays runs some risk of violating the maxim that the perfect is the enemy of the good.

Half the country is now urban and half of them are middle - class, a stark change from even 37 years ago, when 82 % was rural.

The volatility seen in the first quarter of 2018 was a stark change from the benign environment of last year.

While Starbucks workers are still getting a benefit that is very uncommon for the food service industry, the new program means some stark changes for the 135,000 «partners» who staff the company's stores.

This represented a stark change from the colonial era, when mothers normally breastfed at least through infants» second summer.3 The move to early weaning was so relentless that doctors complained bitterly in a 1912 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association that breastfeeding duration rates had been declining steadily since the mid-19th century «and now it is largely a question as to whether the mother will nurse her baby at all.»»

That decision was a stark change from their historical stance on gay and trans members; in 2013, they lifted their ban on gay scouts.

This stark change, if he gets his way, will be written into EU law.

Ed Miliband has been on a slower, steadier decline, but for him the stark change this month has been for the worse.

Still, Mr. de Blasio's sustained praise for Mr. Bloomberg in recent weeks represents a stark change in emphasis from an earlier phase of his administration, when Mr. de Blasio regularly reiterated his criticism of Mr. Bloomberg from the campaign trail.

(It was a stark change from a day earlier, when Mr. Cuomo, during his State of the State address, spoke of taking Mr. Silver and the leader of the State Senate on a series of international trade missions, including one to Mexico.

Bread is also made very differently than it was a century ago, with the starkest change being the rise time.

It's a stark change from the David and Nina we meet at the start, stuck in a dead - end life based on the assumption that that's what they should have.

The Common Core marks a stark change in what American public schools will expect students — and teachers — to do in the classroom.

A new super-thin grille and redesigned headlights echo styling on the new Megane, a car which has attracted some criticism for its conservative styling, a stark change from the previous model.

So, receiving a text message may not seem like a stark change from traditional communication.

This is a stark change from previous months whereby the category generated consistent positive inflows.

The battle against Vordt represents a stark change from the measured pace of the first boss fight - combine that with a nasty status effect and ridiculous damage output and you've got a boss that'll stop players dead in their tracks.

Its saving grace was the stark change in environment towards the end, but while closing in on that point I was very sick of moving from the inside of a ruin to the outside of another ruin.

When Season 2's Faction Rallies start, you can expect to see slightly different armor for each faction and a stark change to some of the shaders available.

The dissonance and discord within the artworks reveal the stark change that occurs between childhood and adolescence, and it is this that makes Nevay's paintings so captivating and nightmarish.

What I must say was a bit disconcerting about this show, however, was the stark change of context that has occurred — the difference between a coherent and exuberantly experimental Alan Shields installation in a funky downtown space, and a sterile collection of individual works hung like artifacts in retrospective reverence.

That's a stark change from most communities, where you're treated like a prospect until you sign a lease, and then you're treated like someone who's locked into a lease and can be cast aside.

I do attribute this to the stark changes in software OnePlus has been making, but also due to the fact that this is a new device and it's running pre-release software.

This was a stark change for the series, as three of its previous four games had featured multiplayer modes with the exception being a mobile phone RPG.