The Eisner book, by contrast, implies that the protagonist's character is the cause of his downfall.

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Our dog Oscar, by contrast, is the most persistent and insistent character.

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So, too, can the character of the service provided by volunteers contrast favorably with that of government social services.

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The paradox that drives "The Nance, " by contrast, is that Chauncey Miles, Mr. Lane's character, is the real thing but that he lives in an age when his own sexuality is not merely unmentionable but illegal.

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