While the wines' voluptuous texture matched the steak's richness, their minerality proved a bit of a jarring contrast, particularly in the case of the 2011 Chidaine Vouvray Les Argiles. (A minerally white just isn't as versatile as a minerally red.) But they both came admirably close to universal usefulness, and I was quite pleased with my food-and-wine-matching experiment, not to mention the advice of my experts.
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With a contrast ratio of 30, 000:1, the XV-Z15000 can discern fine, detailed differences between the darkest and lightest colors and provides superior black level reproduction.
In a fascinating contrast of styles, Michigan picked the Rams apart.
Yet a final contrast of forms, between the light thinness of the building proper and the solid three-dimensionality of the tower, hints of the full-blown Greek-revival style of the coming generation.
Aliona Muchinskaya, a Russian who runs a public relations agency, says she was suddenly inundated with calls from companies that wanted to sell luxury goods to Russians, a contrast to stereotypes of a decade earlier.
That, they hope, will mark enough of a contrast with the previous programme of bond purchases, which stopped at the start of this year and were always described as "limited and temporary".
While Sony's new Bloggie Touch provides the template for how simple and easy a touchscreen camcorder could really be, Kodak's similarly well built and attractive PlayTouch provides a stark contrast, with a modicum of simplicity on the surface, but a megaton of functionality to uncover.
The tranquility of the palace grounds are a great contrast to much of the rest of the city -- not far away original parts of old Seoul's city walls can still be seen in mountains to the north.
But since the biggest Chinese steelmaker, Baosteel, had only a 6% share of its home market (Nippon Steel, by contrast, controlled a third of the Japanese market), it lacked the bargaining power for negotiations behind closed doors.
The remote and rugged Shawnee National Forest attracts hikers, campers and horseback riders, and offers a stark contrast to the rest of a state that largely has been plowed, paved or suburbanized.
This is a contrast from many of the exoplanets discovered using Kepler, which exhibit much more bizarre orbital behavior.
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Yesterday trading in Apple and BlackBerry was a show of contrast.
This yin of market growth and economic progress is more than just a contrast with the yang of financial and banking loss.
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As she folded herself into a chair for the Talk Asia interview, the entourage settled in the background -- some blending in with the grand designs of the exhibition, others, like Carlo, a small, bald man wearing dark glasses, providing more of a contrast.
There was also a slight increase in the CO2 intensity of U.S. energy supply (CO2 per unit of energy) in 2010, which is in contrast to a drop of 2.4% in 2009.
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What unites them is a certain stillness and air of serenity - a contrast to the demands that had come with being among the most famous people on the planet.
It was a stark contrast to the form of Marlins starter Mark Redman, who allowed a three-run homer to dead centre in the first inning.
However, his critics will soon find a top rate taxpayer gaining thousands of pounds and contrast them with a struggling pensioner who's lost - or, rather, will not gain tax relief - of a few hundred pounds.
Known as the Garden City of the Gulf, it is a welcome contrast to the concrete jungle of construction and development so often seen in cities in this part of the world.
McCain's show of compassion for New Orleans, in particular, was meant to be a contrast to the perceived indifference of the Bush administration during Hurricane Katrina three years ago.
As a consequence, the high returns in America's financial markets have reduced the need to save out of current income, a contrast to the low return, high inflation era of the 1970s.
Consumers' acceptance of Wal-Mart's flat-screen TVs and other expensive gizmos is a stark contrast to their rejection of its higher-end clothing.
The HDI Figure below shows this as a stark contrast between nations of the world.
Durable goods increased 8.5 percent, in contrast to a decrease of 0.2 percent.
National defense increased 13.0 percent, in contrast to a decrease of 0.2 percent.
In contrast, a sample of corporations sent 60% of its messages by phone, 9% by text, and 19% by email.
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The movie works best as a demonstration of the contrast between American and British acting styles (not to say national characters).
Nondefense increased 3.0 percent, in contrast to a decrease of 0.4 percent.
Real federal government consumption expenditures and gross investment increased 9.6 percent in the third quarter, in contrast to a decrease of 0.2 percent in the second.
By contrast, a bunch of grapes travels from the farm to a packer, to a shipping centre, to a warehouse, to a shop and finally to a consumer's fridge.
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