But, in less than two months, the almost mythic power of the region s most powerful army has been dented, and Hassan Nasrallah, Hezbollah s leader, has come across as a steadfast and determined leader, in sharp contrast to the usual behavior of heads of Arab government.

Yet Putin is caught in a fundamental contradiction.

This is a contradiction with global implications.

Therein lies a profound contradiction.

The uncomfortable truth is that Chinese households have benefited far too little from the country s economic growth miracle. Indeed, households share of national income has declined considerably in the last decade, in sharp contrast to the advanced economies, where households share is consistently high.

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Have you ever thought about what a contradiction we are?

Will you even annul my judgment? Will you condemn me, that you may be justified?

Wilt thou also disannul my judgment? wilt thou condemn me, that thou mayest be righteous?

My dog is pretty smart.

Conversely, Obama did not lose the mid term elections because of his foreign policy s inconsistencies.

The success of the conference was in marked contrast to the failure of the Non Intervention Committee.

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Likewise, according to Fujiwara, democracy overemphasizes reason, another Western construct.

Sami's health has sharply declined.

But to oppose extremism and support the FSA is a blatant contradiction.

The effects of fiscal austerity a sharp rise in taxes and a sharp fall in government spending since the beginning of the year are undermining economic performance even more.

There is an apparent contradiction between the euro s financial requirements and the EU s political objectives.

The use of torture had declined sharply.

The government will be forced to consider raising revenues sharply.

The price of food has spiked because of the shortage in supply. It is unclear how patients like Biraj can get back to a normal life with the blockade around.

He's at the sharp knife edge of this problem.

By contrast, despite Americans ambivalence, the US remains a country of immigration.

Donor aid did start to rise sharply as a result of all of these efforts.

But Patel s conduct during the violence that accompanied Partition stands in stark contrast to Modi s behavior in office.

National debt, too, has risen sharply.

Thereafter, the two camps interests and conclusions diverged sharply.

At the same time, the cost of living increased sharply.

She confirmed that he was deeply depressed and suicidal.

What you want to look for here is an incredible discrepancy between horrific events that she describes and her very, very cool demeanor.

Corruption and failure to embrace meaningful political reform have become acute shortcomings.

A vaccine was developed in the next decade, and deaths began declining in earnest in 1924.

At the same time, there was a surge in demand for gold jewelry.

In such intra State conflicts, the proportion of civilian victims has increased drastically.

There is no inevitable contradiction between European values, on the one hand, and what are deemed Asian values, on the other.

Frankly, sticking to the public record, the two resignations seem like night and day.

This right may not be invoked in the case of prosecutions genuinely arising from non political crimes or from acts contrary to the purposes and principles of the United Nations.

There is a paradox at the heart of this process the electoral victories by the left are a clear sign of democratic maturity.

The talk now is of a global recession that will be steep and prolonged.

But Europe could still suffer a hard landing.

A man who gives false testimony against his neighbor is like a club, a sword, or a sharp arrow.

A man that beareth false witness against his neighbour is a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow.

and he has made my mouth like a sharp sword in the shadow of his hand, he has hidden me and he has made me a polished shaft in his quiver has he kept me close

And he hath made my mouth like a sharp sword in the shadow of his hand hath he hid me, and made me a polished shaft in his quiver hath he hid me

During the East Asian crisis of 1997 1998, poverty rose sharply.