The Administration's response to this confrontation has contrasted sharply with previous ones.

Livingstone and Hubel looked at lateral geniculate cells in both the magno- and parvocellular layers, and found responses to luminance contrasts to be much stronger in magnocellular cells.

The swift response contrasts sharply with the tardy response to major droughts in the region in 2005 and 2010.

The critical response to The Insatiate Countess has compared and contrasted the sexual morality of the play with Marston's other works.

Her nimble response contrasts sharply with the derision that she and her organization endured during the campaign.

Hung's response to Cowell's criticism starkly contrasts with the often confrontational rejoinders of other contestants.

The rapid responses by the image-conscious N.F.L. contrasts with the flummoxed mode in which Major League Baseball's commissioner, Bud Selig, reacted to last year's tied All-Star Game.

Mr. Isherwood's response contrasted with his comments last week in which he warned that foreign creditors would be reluctant to extend credit to Korean companies if the domestic creditors insisted on such unfavorable terms.

President Yoweri Museveni's early energetic response - he called fighting AIDS a "patriotic duty" - contrasted with the denial and inaction of other leaders.

The weak-kneed response contrasts sharply with the President's record: he worked to push the laudable 1988 welfare reform bill through Congress and focused his Presidential campaign around a promise of tough but compassionate reform.