The gold and silver miners such as Silver Wheaton (SLW), Barrick Gold (ABX), and Newmont Mining (NEM) followed the precious metals in the fall but managed to stage only a weak recovery in a strong contrast to the big up-move in gold.
However, there certainly was a strong contrast between Peter Robinson's dismissal of holding a border poll when talking to me on Inside Politics on Friday and Arlene Foster's hint on the Nolan Show four days later that the party might call Sinn Fein's bluff over a referendum.
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However, because there is such a strong contrast in the preference for menthol by race and sex and because there are large differences in the rates of these cancers also by race and sex, we felt that this was a case in which an ecologic approach could be informative.
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"She was a strong leader, in contrast to what we have today, " Julia told me.
The centre-right's new glue, by contrast, is so strong that some voters foresee it enduring.
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Burberry's strong growth in China is in contrast to recent cautious comments by rivals such as LVMH, owners of Louis Vuitton, who have reported slower levels of growth in the region.
The 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s, by contrast, each had more strong tornadoes than any of the three most recent decades.
Activision Blizzard, by contrast, is in relatively strong shape following a complex deal last year that combined Vivendi's stake in Blizzard Entertainment with Activision.
Officials at the American embassy in Bogota have voiced strong support for Mr Pastrana, in contrast to the criticism the combative former ambassador, Myles Frechette, heaped on Mr Samper.
Jewelers -- big and small -- have reported strong sales of engagement and wedding rings, in sharp contrast to slumping demand for other luxury items.
Robert W. Baird analyst William Power notes that the strong debut for the iPhone 5 in China is in contrast to reports on Friday of very light traffic to Apple stores.
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In contrast, the executive branch has articulated a strong and highly specific reason for withholding the documents at issue: Forced disclosure to Congress of internal deliberations concerning how best to interact with Congress would undermine the executive's capacity to function as a co-equal branch.
In contrast to the National Basketball Association, a strong European presence that counts players from 34 countries on its teams, over 80% of MLB's 241 foreign-born players hail from Latin America or Asia, including 91 from the Dominican Republic, according to figures from the league.
By contrast, both 2011 and 2012 started with early, strong global growth, though it later faded in the summer.
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In Scandinavia, by contrast, where class-based parties are still relatively strong, turnout has held up much better since the 1950s.
In contrast, the recent price increase is largely due to strong demand for oil because of a booming global economy, especially in America and China.
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We note the sharp contrast with 2001, when a shortage of dollar liquidity (strong and strengthening dollar, high real interest rates, low central bank dollar reserves, falling gold and commodity prices, rapidly shrinking U.S. profits) all spelled weakness.
Art-world experts are quick to point out that the market today has a strong foundation, with a cheap dollar and stable equity markets, in contrast to the puffed up prices of a decade and a half ago that were largely driven by the hyperactive Japanese economy.
By contrast, steeped or percolated coffee made with robusta beans is very strong in caffeine.
Despite strong performances, many of the other cast members are occasionally flat or awkward by contrast with Mr Hoffman.
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That is rather a contrast with London's Tech City, which has yet to build strong links to the capital's excellent universities.
The cold waters mean a large temperature contrast between the land and ocean -- conditions that favor the formation of a strong inversion layer that traps smog over cities, such as the Los Angeles, Calif.
The United States, by contrast, has a decentralized, bottom-up entrepreneurial culture, which has historically had a strong orientation toward technological solutions.
By contrast, China Merchants Bank (CMB) is fairly nimble, with 800 branches and a strong presence in private banking and small and medium-size enterprises (SMEs).
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