Example sentences of "this [is] contrary to " in BNC.
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| 1 | The three women say this is contrary to the wishes of thousands of people who contributed about £3 million to help troops and their families who suffered in the war . |
| 2 | This is contrary to the very fundamentals of the western concept of law . |
| 3 | This is contrary to popular opinion . |
| 4 | Since this is contrary to his teaching concerning the convertibility of means and ends , it is hardly likely that he would be unconcerned with the kind of religion a person might profess to follow . |
| 5 | They believe this to be God 's will and that anything that hinders this is contrary to the will of God . |
| 6 | Either way , all of this is contrary to the popular understanding of the overall build of a watercolour painting . |
| 7 | This is contrary to Thatcher 's beliefs about locally accountable services and the power of the local ballot box . |
| 8 | This is contrary to DoH guidelines . |
| 9 | It can be argued that the recognition and acceptance of the new State by the international community is conditional upon its acceptance of the treaty , but this is contrary to the objective criteria of Statehood , and does not conform with practice . |
| 10 | Whilst constructs and elements may be supplied to a respondent , this is contrary to Kelly 's original theory which emphasizes the individual elicitation of both . |
| 11 | Never mind that this is contrary to all known linguistic experience . ’ |