used to compare two things in order to show the differences between them
1. The first quarter of the year saw a 10% increase in sales, by contrast the second quarter saw a 5% decrease. 2. The average temperature in July was 90 degrees, by contrast the average temperature in January was 30 degrees.
1. "Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts." Winston Churchill 2. "By contrast, I don't want to achieve immortality through my work. I want to achieve it through not dying." Woody Allen