1.   For Lawrence, in direct contrast to Adam, everything seemed to come so easily.

2.   From this perspective we can see a direct contrast with the normativist style.

3.   And the ratings successes of many of these shows stand in direct contrast to notions of the dumbing-down or moral bankruptcy of America.

4.   Eckler, the former general manager of Postrio in San Francisco, says this small number is in direct contrast to his experience there.

5.   His low-trajectory, slingshot-like approaches will be in direct contrast to what is called for on a course with a number of elevated greens.

6.   It was a direct contrast to the approach taken by Seattle in the semifinals, and it was quite successful.

7.   Outwardly, the two were in direct contrast.

8.   That would seem to be in direct contrast to the Chicken Little, sky-is-falling mode currently gripping Nashville.

9.   The case stands in direct contrast to the lawsuit that ended in Napa, Calif., in May.

10.   These findings are in direct contrast to my performance reviews during the one-and-one half years I have worked here.