counterpoint was used extensively during the baroque period of classical music. From LearnThat.org.
I think an interesting counterpoint is the bilingual program in the community of Madrid. From Wordnik.com. [S is for “Strategies” « An A-Z of ELT] Reference
His hands, one grasping a withered stick and the other a bag filled with old bones, moved in counterpoint to his words. From Wordnik.com. [Caribou House « A Fly in Amber] Reference
In some ways it’s almost in counterpoint to the program. From Wordnik.com. [A Farm Grows in Queens] Reference
As a counterpoint was the animation suite from Martin's company. From Wordnik.com. [GameSetWatch] Reference
It also works in counterpoint with the other character’s plot. From Wordnik.com. [Five Truths Behind the Watchmen | myFiveBest] Reference
Offering the counterpoint is the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party or BJP. From Wordnik.com. Reference
A listener's experience may be expressive, but it's a canon, an exercise in counterpoint. From Wordnik.com. [Whirlwind Weekend] Reference
I've tired of media trotting out a "counterpoint" person all the time. From Wordnik.com. [Obama's Afghanistan plan wins conservative praise] Reference
So I started reading that as a kind of counterpoint to my listening to my audiobook. From Wordnik.com. [Throughlines] Reference
"The music came as a kind of counterpoint actually," added the soft-spoken 42-year-old composer. From Wordnik.com. [One Movie Composer Who Knows the Score] Reference
OK, so why did he omit any mention of it, leaving the impression that MSNBC's "lib lineup" lacked a "counterpoint"?. From Wordnik.com. [Howard Kurtz's wasted opportunity] Reference
The second, and more contentious, is the identity of the piece of music that is supposed to be a 'counterpoint' to the main theme. From Wordnik.com. [Scholar Claims To Have Solved One Of Classical Music's Most Persistent Mysteries] Reference
There's no indication on Michelle's blog whether FOX plans to present any "counterpoint" to her "point." posted by Eric 10: 58 AM |. From Wordnik.com. [IsThatLegal?] Reference
Bach and Handel this new kind of counterpoint had been. From Wordnik.com. [Conservapedia - Recent changes [en]] Reference
Microsoft counterpoint which is … interesting to say the least. From Wordnik.com. [netzooid] Reference
Brian's "counterpoint" is, in fact, already addressed in the post. From Wordnik.com. [Cocktail Party Physics] Reference
Rarely do they provide a reasonable counterpoint which is also based on "fact". From Wordnik.com. [Denver Post: News: Breaking: Local] Reference
The September Issue offers another surprising personality, a kind of counterpoint to Wintour. From Wordnik.com. [NPR Topics: News] Reference
A counterpoint is a contrast or an opposition. From Wordnik.com. [Globe Column: A Perfect Example of Lies About Rush - Warner_Todd_Huston’s blog - RedState] Reference
It also stands in strong counterpoint to it-which isn't. From Wordnik.com. [Do The Wright Thing] Reference
In counterpoint are the pictures of Leibovitz's own children. From Wordnik.com. [Through Her Lens] Reference
A fine counterpoint to many of the wonky tomes about Iraq that have flooded bookshelves. From Wordnik.com. [Sampling on Iraq] Reference
So you have all these things going on, all this counterpoint, but it goes wild, it's ecstatic. From Wordnik.com. [A Bacchanal Of The Spirit] Reference
In its exuberance it stands in lively counterpoint to the surrounding buttoned-down skyscrapers. From Wordnik.com. [Mega Museum, Riv. Vu] Reference
The Laci Petersen case was a constant counterpoint to the invasion and occupation of Iraq in 2003. From Wordnik.com. [Shadowland: Pulp Fact] Reference
Or has "free" speech become so sacred that it is immune to all criticism, including a counterpoint?. From Wordnik.com. [Mail Call] Reference
The Giants 'win was the happy counterpoint to my just-deserts view of the Cowboys and Colts losses. From Wordnik.com. [NFL: Rough Justice] Reference
But what's often overlooked is a common-sense counterpoint: in some circumstances, it can be good for you, too. From Wordnik.com. [Who Says Stress Is Bad For You?] Reference
Procter's honey-sweet Carolina drawl was a beautiful counterpoint to all that New England machine-gun staccato. From Wordnik.com. [Best Sex Scene, Most Pointless Tv Cliffhanger, Worst Line In A Movie] Reference
The "Hidden Museum," at one tenth the cost, is a decided counterpoint -- a major exhibition at bargain-basement prices. From Wordnik.com. [Secrets From The Storeroom] Reference
It is a delicious counterpoint to my hometown team, on which everyone is in lockstep and never is heard a disparaging word. From Wordnik.com. [Eli's Coming] Reference
And he heeded his coach, Gustavo Thoeni, a soft-spoken and graceful ex-champion whose style provided the right counterpoint. From Wordnik.com. [The Power And The Glory Of 'La Bomba'] Reference
But in counterpoint to this vanity is his loyalty; the people Ebersol signs contracts with like him and trust him immensely. From Wordnik.com. [Rings Master] Reference
To compose, to improvise, to know the chords, to study harmony and counterpoint -- all these things have gone out the window. From Wordnik.com. [A Bacchanal Of The Spirit] Reference
Much of it will provide a sobering counterpoint to the proclamations of benefits sure to accompany the anniversary festivals. From Wordnik.com. [Truth, Beauty And The Double Helix] Reference
The obvious answer was to try to foment a liberal counterpoint to the Sean Hannitys, the Laura Ingrahams and the Rush Limbaughs. From Wordnik.com. [Why Even Try The Imitation?] Reference
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