1.   His conciliatory remarks contrasted sharply with the fiery rhetoric of Washington state UFW leaders in the past.

2.   His remarks contrasted sharply with comments he made in a speech to investors in Washington, DC two weeks ago.

3.   His remarks contrasted sharply with U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright who put the blame squarely on the Serbs and their refusal to accept the international peacekeeping force.

4.   The remarks contrasted with his own statement earlier this month that several investors had come up with money.

5.   These remarks contrasted with those of Foreign Minister Shimon Peres, who told Israel television Friday that secret talks had broken the stalemate in negotiations.

6.   Those remarks contrast sharply with the prevailing view in many developed countries, including the United States.

7.   He did not elaborate on the problems, but his remark contrasted with earlier statements by Iranian officials denying the sanctions would have any impact on their economy.

8.   His remarks contrasted those on Tuesday of the parliamentary speaker in the self-proclaimed Bosnian Serb republic, Momcilo Krajisnik, that peace negotiations could resume early next month.

9.   His remarks contrasted with a series of bellicose declarations from other Israeli leaders in recent days.

10.   These remarks contrasted sharply with the confident words of Arab energy ministers meeting in Cairo at the weekend, ruling out any hike in oil production.