The situation is in stark contrast to 2008, when elections were held after a peace deal ended a 10-year violent insurgency and drew Maoist rebels into the political mainstream.

VOA: standard.2010.07.29

It is a mostly African American city that has suffered economic hardship for several decades, a stark contrast to the fame and wealth the Jackson family attained as a result of successful music careers after they left the city.

VOA: standard.2009.07.11

"What we've proven to be useful and what does work is having a person in a stressed state, and then reducing that stress because it's that contrast is what motivates a person to cooperate, what motivates a person to start talking.

VOA: standard.2009.04.17