The courage of ordinary citizens here offers a pointed contrast to the fecklessness everywhere else.

The picture-postcard tableau of the singer with her family made a pointed contrast to her celestial glamour.

In pointed contrast to Saunders, Phillips was hailed as "Mayor of all the people".

Closer to home, the A's strike a pointed contrast to the Giants, who play on the other side of San Francisco Bay.

It's a pointed contrast to the curious, skeptical crowds that greet Mr. Chalabi.

This year's City Center season, which ends Sunday afternoon, provides a particularly pointed contrast to City Ballet.

Mr. Mancuso's reaction was in pointed contrast to the way other studios have dealt with the threat of NC-17 ratings.

The building featured clean, bright holding rooms secured with glass panels rather than bars, a pointed contrast to the typical holding pens.

Even their expensive matched luggage had stood out in pointed contrast to the worn, shabby bags of the Bunker Books employees.

Meanwhile, the mother seeks solace in the heavenly music of choir practice, a pointed contrast to the film's bouncy pop score.