Sentences with phrase «stark contrast to last»

The decline this year is in stark contrast to last year's boffo appreciation, where shopping center REITs were up 28.31 percent, the largest gain in three years and the seventh straight year of appreciation.

That's a stark contrast to last year's Nexus 5X and 6P.

This year's show floor reflected the failure of the Digital Event and was a stark contrast to last year's performance.

If a relative lack of activity from the federal government — in stark contrast to the last 16 years — creates an opportunity for local educators closest to students to innovate and better serve them, it could be a net positive.

A stark contrast to last year where Gravity led the pack with 11 nominations, this year it's Wes Anderson's The Grand Budapest Hotel with the same amount.

What a stark contrast to last week when I suffered from what is known as the keto flu.

A dour draw for me, so in stark contrast to last season's epic 3 - 2 3encounter.

For most of this season, Manchester United have been in the top two, second — to be precise — a stark contrast to last season when United spent close to five months in 6th, to finish 6th in the league.

This is in stark contrast to our last polling where 63 % of executives were operating under the impression that the sector would perform the same as it had or would in fact get worse.

The fiscal outlook is a stark contrast to last year, when premier Kathleen Wynne trumpeted the first balanced budget in nine years.

Not exact matches

Shares in Canada Goose jumped 9.6 percent to C$ 30.38 in Toronto, 79 percent above its March initial public offering price, in stark contrast to rival Roots Inc., which is 22 percent below last month's IPO price.

These pricey celebrations stand in stark contrast to the average U.S. wedding, whose budget was $ 28,427, according to the latest TheKnot.com survey last year.

The results are a stark contrast to multiple polls last week that gave the Leave camp as much as a 6 point lead, leading to fears that Britain was hurtling towards a «Brexit» - a British exit from the European Union.

That explanation stands in stark contrast to his release of the GOP memo last Friday.

Rodney Stark's The Rise of Christianity chronicles how early Christians lived out their faith in stark contrast to the morality of the day (I will highlight this in the last point).

Di Maria's campaign comes in stark contrast to his time at Manchester United last season.

Steven Gerrard was the Reds top scorer in the league with nine goals, which is a stark contrast to the 31 scored by Luis Suarez in his final season at Anfield before departing for Barcelona last summer.

Last year, in the mess of Buffalo's season, Lynn was a steadying force, and the offense performed to the end, providing a stark contrast to the disorganization that was apparent on defense and in the organization's power structure.

Stranded in fifth position, seven points behind bitter rivals Manchester United with only four games remaining, Rodgers and co. are almost certain to miss out on Champions League qualification, in stark contrast to this time last year when they were still on course for their first title of the Premier League era, only to miss out to Man City at the death.

This comes in stark contrast to when the player made himself indispensable in Gerrard's absence last season and was heralded as the right choice to take over...

The result puts Arsenal back on course for qualification out of Champions League Group D and was in stark contrast to that which came in Wenger's 1,000 th match as Arsenal manager last season, when the Gunners were blown away 6 - 0 at Stamford Bridge during March.

In stark contrast, the recruitment of former Mallorca striker Tomer Hemed is somewhat eye - catching as it gives Almeria a different dimension to last season when relying on the now - departed Rodri.

The way the squad has evolved since last year, we should expect to see a stark contrast as Rooney moves up top into the lone forward position and support comes from wider players cutting inside.

In stark contrast is that of Sunderland, who haven't lost a league fixture since being downed by West Brom in just their second game of the term, going unbeaten in their last seven matches and will arrive at St James» in buoyant mood after a 1 - 0 win at home to Aston Villa last weekend ended a run of five successive draws.

Creeden was the fourth teenager in a row at CPAC to tell me they'd be willing to strengthen federal gun laws in the wake of last week's shooting rampage at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida — a stark contrast to the event's official speakers and many other CPAC attendees.

The Welsh economic inactivity rate has risen over the last quarter, in stark contrast to other parts of the UK where it has fallen, new figures released today show.

It also provides a stark contrast to the under - the - radar approach favored by his main rival, Republican Tom Foley, who did not stage one public event last week.

Chatham House research last year showed that Conservatives, in stark contrast to supporters of their Lib Dem colleagues, tend to think that British interests rather than ethical considerations should drive UK foreign policy.

Democrats hailed a Brooklyn grand jury's decision today to reportedly indict the NYPD officer who killed Akai Gurley last year — a stark contrast to reactions after a Staten Island grand jury voted not to indict a police officer in the death of Eric Garner.

The rally tonight, which lasted several hours and never seemed to attract more than 50 people at a time, was relatively subdued, a stark contrast to the violent protests that roiled Ferguson last week after a Missouri grand jury voted not to indict a white police officer for shooting to death the 18 - year - old Brown.

Cuomo's approval rating is down seven points since The Wall Street Journal / NBC 4 New York / Marist Poll last reported it in October and is in stark contrast to his highest score, 59 %, in October of 2012.

► In a stark contrast to their House colleagues, the Senate panel responsible for funding NSF made nice late last week, as Mervis reported Monday at ScienceInsider.

Her outfit consisted of a striped tee and a floral maxi skirt, which is in stark contrast to the look she pulled just last month when she donned a very dramatic and flamboyant ensemble at the Met Gala.

It oozed subtle sensuality and was a stark contrast to her casual - cool outfit from last month.

Quite high numbers and the company seems to be holding onto a ton of inventory, which is a stark contrast from last year.

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Last week, the Internet was atwitter about Farhad Manjoo's Slate article about the pros of ordering from Amazon vs. your local bookstore that stood in stark contrast to conventional bookish wisdom.

The price increases came as the number of transactions in the Greater Toronto Area rose 21.5 per cent, a stark contrast to a big drop in the number of transactions last month in Vancouver's residential real estate market.

Just 7,228 homes were sold last month, a stark contrast to the record - breaking...

In stark contrast to the rampant extinction of terrestrial life that happened at the same time, Guadalupe was the last refuge for the northern elephant seal (Mirounga angustirostris) and the Guadalupe fur seal (Arctocephalus townsendi) in the 1890s.

The situation represents a stark contrast with other big productions of the Japanese developer released over the last five years, and perhaps signals a change of cycle in which brands like Monster Hunter grow more popular at a global scale, while other classic properties might not able to recover from their current situation.

In stark contrast to such close - to - home subject matter, Monk has assembled a monumental installation of seven minimalist metal structures, each of these specially - built and coloured - coded pallets containing a shipment of rocks gathered from seven different contested territories in the Middle East: Lebanon, Jordan, Egypt, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Israel and Syria (although no rocks could be gathered from this last location).

Seattle / Shanghai is a small, meditative exhibition, dimly lit and buzzing with a low and warm frequency, in stark contrast to the Frye's last exhibition of brassy paintings by Franz von Stuck.

I'm home from a January filled with travel, including a last week spent in Davos, a stark contrast to my current local.

In stark contrast to the protests held at the nation's capital last year, the most recent acts of civil disobedience have drawn little media attention.

For Hazard, who served as a law clerk to Justice William Brennan in 1973, the year he joined the majority opinion in Roe v. Wade, last week's decision stands in stark contrast to Brennan's struggle to separate his personal religious views from his responsibilities as a justice.

Huawei Technologies has been deepening ties in Britain over the last decade and the British welcome is in stark contrast to the United States, where Huawei has been largely frozen out over thinly veiled national security concerns.

That stands in stark contrast to the Galaxy S9, which is expected to come with a nearly identical design to last year's models.

How long is this bear market expected to last, and why is Canada's economy gloating in such stark contrast?

While July growth may seem modest, it is in stark contrast to the housing indicators experienced over the last two years.