The aged were treated with a reverence in striking contrast to the heartlessness with which in earlier times the old were deserted to die or were put to death--a custom not unusual among primitive peoples.
This feeling toward nurses is in striking contrast to the one which prevailed before the days of special training: that which was once considered a degrading occupation has come to be thought of as an ennobling ministry.
The wide diffusion of a love of literature is in striking contrast to the literary dearth of the preceding centuries.
In all its most important geographical features, the northern continent of America presents a striking contrast to this.
They are of small size, oval, and present a striking contrastto all other skulls in the Peabody collection.
The variety and piquancy of his writings form a striking contrast to the mode in which they are produced.
Here a dining-room chair stood beside one borrowed from Mrs. Fisher's bedroom; there kitchen wood and parlor upholstery were placed side by side, in striking contrast.
Ned, the older one, at thirteen was the image of his father, with a rich, dark beauty which made him a striking contrast to Grant's light yellow hair and pink and white cheeks.
Recamier formed a striking contrast by her simplicity.
It was Alison who spoke, in a quiet and musical voice that was in striking contrast to the tone of Mr. Parr, which the rector had thought unusually emphatic.
Récamier formed a striking contrast by her simplicity.
This was the occasion for the good wife Dona Sancha to show her courage and loyalty, which stand out instriking contrast to the treacherous acts of her jealous aunt.
Egypt presents a striking contrast to Babylonia in the comparatively small number of written records which have survived for the reconstruction of her history.
Indeed the annual inundation of the Nile is not such as would give rise to a legend of world-destruction; and in this respect it presents a striking contrast to the Tigris and Euphrates.
In this respect the climate and soil of Babylonia present a striking contrast to those of ancient Egypt.
It will be seen that they all have hair and beards and wear the Semitic plaid, and form a striking contrast to Gudea with his shaven head and face, and his fringed Sumerian mantle.
The shaven faces of the Sumerian warriors are in striking contrast to the heavily bearded Semitic type upon the seal.
In striking contrast to them are the aristocratic little cream-colored Brahmani cows, with the curious big "camel-hump" on their withers.
It is exceedingly slender and graceful in habit, although trees that chance to stand alone outside the groves sweep forth long, curved branches, producing a striking contrast to the ordinary grove form.
It is an attitude of mind which has developed into a system to which we are committed for better or worse, and is in striking contrast to the German ideal of submission to an accepted order.
In striking contrast to our mere eating was my guests' enjoyment of every morsel of the food which they had selected, not simply because it was food, but because it was a note fitting into the gastronomic harmony.
In striking contrast to the home of the Hebrews, Philistia was divided by no natural barriers.
In striking contrast, the southern end of the sea is only ten to fifteen feet in depth.
The most striking features in the landscape of Palestine were the high peaks, the jagged rocks, the springs bursting from the hillside, and the green trees standing out in striking contrast to their gray, sombre background.
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