11.   But the House source contended that the budget proposal now being finalized simply reflects a stark reality.

12.   But ultimately, the church could outrun neither the changing demographics of postsegregation Atlanta nor some stark fiscal realities.

13.   Eager anticipation suddenly was transformed into stark reality Tuesday night at Reunion Arena.

14.   For its part, Bay View faces a stark reality as it tries to sell the franchise loans.

15.   From time to time, that comes to me in stark reality and it stops me in my tracks.

16.   In the Texas prison system, Daniels said, he faced a new world, a world where racial and ethnic tensions are a stark reality.

17.   It has quite stark realities about life that children do think about.

18.   It is lunch hour, the day after a terrorist attack on America that has transformed war zone from cliche to stark reality.

19.   Lawmakers exchanged the polished halls of Congress for the stark reality of a soup kitchen Monday at an unusual field hearing about hunger in America.

20.   Mounting scientific evidence and the stark reality of the continuing AIDS crisis have convinced the public, if not politicians, that needle exchange saves lives.