That is a sharp departure from what residents thought about capital punishment just decades ago.

The two measures would be a sharp departure from present school policies.

Congress gave the President such power in 1996, a sharp departure from two centuries' practice.

Such a move would be a sharp departure from the traditional structure and already has drawn the opposition of labor unions.

"This is a sharp departure from current practice," he said.

In addition, the study is a sharp departure from the board's hands-off policy on school integration over the last 20 years.

That strategy is a sharp departure from the rest of the industry.

The move is a sharp departure from industry practice.

The House's 265-to-145 vote last week at least marked a sharp departure from the trends in domestic spending during the 1980's.

The car's technology wasn't new, but the styling was a sharp departure.