1.   Although everyone who opposes Tyson can expect his popularity to rise, Savarese offers a contrast even sharper than usual.

2.   But the special circumstances of this soon-to-be presidency set the transition in sharper contrast.

3.   Certainly few ways of life in New England offer a sharper contrast between February and August.

4.   Few companies offer a sharper contrast than Ariba, a software company in Sunnyvale, Calif., near the center of Silicon Valley.

5.   The confrontation pitted two candidates who could not have presented a sharper contrast, either in political philosophy or personality.

6.   There could hardly be a sharper contrast in personality and politics than between Bliley and John Dingell, his towering Democratic predecessor.

7.   There could not be sharper contrasts between the two candidates.

8.   There are few places in the world that offer a sharper contrast than the border between Finland and Russia.