1.   The damaged church was preserved as a stark reminder of the horrors of war.

2.   This incident is a stark reminder of the dangers police officers face every day.

3.   This tragedy serves as a stark reminder of the dangers of drunk driving.

4.   Doubtless progress would have been slower and might even have stalled entirely without the stark reminder of the implications of nuclear war provided by the Cuban missile crisis.

5.   -- the revelation had to be faced.

6.   As a result, it was a stark reminder that past U.S. policies have failed to stem the flow of narcotics out of Colombia.

7.   As much as that took me by surprise, it was a stark reminder that searchengines are not a safe tool for our children.

8.   Because the soil is sterile in places, fallen trees do not decompose but lie as stark reminders of the decades-long assault.

9.   But for Iraq the poverty and the hopelessness of its youth are stark reminders of how far the country has fallen.

10.   But even the most attuned American will be distressed anew at this stark reminder of how so many others live.