For a few people, however, that dramatic transition from winter to spring can be devastating.

"But our country is going through a dramatic transition in terms of individual freedom, and I don't think any management could suppress this free movement of people."

But for Miss Clinton, it marks a dramatic transition as she has finally accepted, if not quite yet embraced, the role of a public figure.

In many other parts of Australia, there are dramatic climatic transitions over fairly short distances.

During the 1960s there was a dramatic transition from a Caucasian student body to one which was predominantly African-American.

In addition to the shift away from large, centralized computers there is an equally dramatic transition to computer software systems based on what are known as "open standards."

In the 1980s and 1990s the forests of Borneo underwent a dramatic transition.

With such technique, they can then compose and execute seamless or dramatic transitions not usually achieved by only two guitars.

"It's a very dramatic transition, and it's very unsettling."

He is youthful, articulate and visionary, leader of a nation in dramatic transition, with a compassionate vision and a ruthless dedication to seeing it through.