There is a stark contrast between northern Somalia and southern Somalia.

This is in stark contrast to the Italian political tradition.

The contrast with matters of peace and security is stark.

What accounts for the stark contrast between the mass protests against the Vietnam War and the muted public reaction to the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq?

Despite their commonality, there has been a stark contrast in approaches to resolving these two crises.

These average rates mask stark differences between countries.

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

This new vulnerability stands in stark contrast to the stability of the over regulated post World War II period.

Disparities in enrolment between urban and rural areas remain stark.

Unless the Roma are well educated and socially integrated in stark contrast to today s reality these countries economic future is bleak.

The inconsistencies between climate goals and energy policies are becoming increasingly stark.

In stark contrast, Turkey's full and unwavering support for settlement is evident from its position both before and after the referenda in the island.

At the same time, a radical reform program within Ukraine is gaining momentum, and slowly becoming visible to both the Ukrainian public and the European authorities. There is a stark contrast between the deteriorating external situation and the continuing progress in internal reforms.

PARIS The contrast between the Schuman Declaration of May 9, 1950, which launched the European unification project through the Coal and Steel Community, and the fearful bid to save Greece and rescue the euro of May 9, 2010, could not be more stark.

The streets of many French cities vibrated with Southern Mediterranean emotions, which stood in stark contrast to the apathy that surrounded the French national team s game that night.

This Israeli conviction on what it considers an existential issue stands in stark contrast with the fatalism that otherwise dominates Israelis thinking about themselves and their relations with the Palestinians.

Nowhere is the gap between rhetoric and reality between declarations and deeds so stark and so deadly as in the field of international humanitarian law.

The contrast between conditions in Germany and Spain illustrates the problem.

Our achievement in the Summit Outcome on the responsibility to protect stands in stark contrast to our silence on the importance of fighting impunity for the worst crimes of international concern.

The statistics are stark.

The choice is stark.

Its dilemma is stark.

Everyone gets to be hyphenated. By contrast, when identity is presented as being a stark choice, people often do not choose the identity of the host country that is being so inflexible.

The contrast between China and Russia also fits this pattern very well.

This contrast is associated with broad income differences between owners and renters.

From my reading of the news there seems little to explain why the Iraqi government acted only now and so decisively, which is a stark contrast to their usual silence on such matters.

In stark contrast to the way that former Soviet bloc countries have been drawn into the European economy, Arab countries have received little help from the EU, despite the huge challenges they face.

On one side are free market enthusiasts and neo classical economists, who believe in a stark separation between state and business.

The electoral math is stark.

The possible conclusions are stark.

The most recent report by the Independent Monitoring Board of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative, released in November 2012, acknowledged Pakistan s recent progress in stark contrast to the bleak outlook of its previous report.

The USSR collapsed not for economic reasons, but because the slight lifting of the Iron Curtain revealed a reality that stood in stark contrast to the idea that people were subordinate to the state.

The political differences are too stark.

To state the obvious, this contrast between Germany and its neighborhood is very awkward.

Satirist Karl Sharro draws a stark comparison between two Al Qaeda offshoots fighting each other in Syria the notorious ISIS and the Nusra front.

A symmetrical peace between Israel and Palestine would, by contrast, incite much less Islamic resistance.

In only two decades, China has become Southeast Asian countries leading economic partner, boosting its influence throughout the region. Chinese leaders constant effort to expand economic cooperation stands in stark contrast to America s approach to the region.

The problem for Ban is his diffident manner, which stands in stark contrast with that of his predecessor, Kofi Annan, a larger than life secretary general who dominated the scene through his flair, eloquence, and star power.

Erdoğan s ruling AKP traces its roots to political Islam, and many of its leaders social networks are in Islamic countries in stark contrast to the secular style of Turkey s previous leaders, who proudly displayed their Western identity.

Ethiopia and Yemen are equally stark examples.

In global terms, the contrast between what America says and what it does has become glaring.

By contrast, the link between official intervention and exchange rate movements is much more direct and potent.

Greece and Yemen have no relevant similarities, except the contrast between their size and possible spillover effects.

The contrast between the killing of Bin Laden and the intervention in Libya illustrates the Obama Doctrine.

Societies where there is a contrast between an opulent few and a neglected majority are not prosperous.