Their revolutionary sound altered the face of contemporary music and paved the way for so many artists across so many musical genres.

BBC: Kraftwerk

But the parade of All-Stars and world-record holders before the grand jury investigating the case, and the subsequent leaking of much of their testimony to the press by a rogue defense attorney, was enough to change the face of contemporary athletics.

NEWYORKER: King of Walks

He has become a symbol of those differences -- a contemporary face of a decades-old movement to make the ancient religion more relevant.

CNN: Symbolizing Differences

Most state governments realize that that their local tax codes are outdated, inefficient and unsuitable in the face of the contemporary changes in retail purchases via the Internet.

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The challenge was to do a contemporary building that could face the Roman temple directly but not be intimidated by it.

CNN: ASIANOW - TIME Asia

Created in 1994, the MOST Programme aims to put social and human sciences at the service of sustainable development by encouraging research directed towards the formulation of policies which respect human rights and fundamental freedoms, to face the main challenges of the contemporary world.

UNESCO: All Events | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization

Next month, both Sotheby's and Christie's will face a far tougher test when they hold three days of contemporary-art sales in London.

ECONOMIST: Damien Hirst and the future of auction houses

If Netanyahu appoints Natan Sharansky foreign minister and Moshe "Bogie" Ya'alon defense minister, he will have the top-level support he needs to overcome his predecessors' legacy and change the nature of contemporary discourse on the Palestinians and on Israel's strategic significance to the West in the face of staunch opposition from Washington.

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