51.   The CD situation stands in marked contrast to the traffic in forged audio cassettes, which present the added threat of damaging home equipment with their inferior quality.

52.   The comments are a marked contrast for the tobacco industry.

53.   The bipartisan backslapping that accompanied the budget deal was in marked contrast to the wrangling that shut down the federal government less than two years ago.

54.   The brightening outlook for the second half of the year is a marked contrast to the economic picture being portrayed by recent developments.

55.   The conciliatory tone was a marked contrast to recent incendiary statements.

56.   The experience has led Toledo to confidently embrace great expectations, a marked contrast from Donahue, who would publicly fret about playing Cal State Fullerton.

57.   The Hawks were surprisingly sharp from the outset, a marked contrast to recent performances even while they were winning eight of their previous nine.

58.   The lack of progress in spaceflight stands in marked contrast to the early progress in aviation.

59.   The heated arguments over the question are a marked contrast to the way New Jersey passed its new school choice provision without a word of debate last month.

60.   The locale stood in marked contrast to the educational institution that Bush, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, visited in February.