Example sentences of "[pron] [is] contrary to " in BNC.
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| 1 | This caused disquiet amongst Colonial officials and prompted Creech Jones , the Colonial Secretary in the later years of the Labour government , to circulate a memorandum to the Cabinet in early 1947 in which he said : ‘ I know full well how important it is that our overseas payments should be kept as low as they possibly can be , but I can not believe that this justifies a course which is contrary to our declared policy in regard both to Colonial and to commercial matters and contrary also to the policy which has long been pursued by the Labour Party . ’ |
| 2 | Descartes ( 1596–1650 ) , French philosopher and mathematician , taught that space must be filled with something because empty space would fulfil no function , which is contrary to the perfection of Nature 's design which shows throughout the Universe that anything without purpose should not exist . |
| 3 | Nothing in this Clause shall require or authorise any Party to enter into an agreement which is contrary to law . |
| 4 | This is subject to an overriding provision that nothing in the relevant Rule or in any order or direction of the court made by virtue of it authorises or requires the doing of anything in a country in which service is to be effected which is contrary to the law of that country . |
| 5 | In all cases , official assistance is optional ; service by private means will always satisfy the English rules , provided nothing is done which is contrary to the law of the state in which service is to be effected . |
| 6 | You are charged with an offence which is contrary to section six of the road traffic act in nineteen seventy two in Wallby on the ninth of September drove a motor vehicle on the A six seven one Wallby by pass having consumed alcohol in such a quantity that the proportion of it , in your breath exceeded the prescribed limit . |
| 7 | You are charged with an offence which is contrary to section six of the Road Traffic Act of nineteen seventy two that you at Worley on the ninth of September drove a motor vehicle on the A six seven one Worley by- pass having consumed alcohol in such a quantity that the proportion of it in your breath exceeded the prescribed limit . |
| 8 | As the Commission has pointed out , it is settled law that the mere fact that the competent authority is empowered to grant exemptions or derogations can not justify a national measure which is contrary to the E.E.C . |
| 9 | It must be pointed out in this connection that , as the court has consistently held , the mere fact that the competent authority is empowered to grant exemptions or dispensations can not justify a national measure which is contrary to the E.E.C . |
| 10 | No manager can flout convention and act in a manner which is contrary to the customs and standards of the organisation . |
| 11 | Nevertheless , a promise to perform an existing duty is , I think , sufficient consideration to support a promise , so long as there is nothing in the transaction which is contrary to the public interest . |
| 12 | They shall refrain from any action which is contrary to the interests of the Union or likely to impair its effectiveness as a cohesive force in international relations . |
| 13 | I welcome your speech because you have a quite a good habit of optimistic outlook future which is contrary to what a lot of other chairmen are saying . |
| 14 | It is important to emphasise again that it is not dominance in itself which is contrary to Article 86 , but the abuse of that dominance . |
| 15 | The committee rejected the scheme , which is contrary to the Cleveland structure plan . |
| 16 | We consider that punitive policies such as cutting benefit payments or not providing adequate housing for lone parents or their children , would immediately damage the health and well being of children and we consider that that in itself is contrary to the U N convention on the rights of the child . |
| 17 | possess any secret official code word , or password , or sketch , plan , model , article , note , document or information which relates to or is used in a prohibited place or anything in such a place , or which has been made or obtained in contravention of this Act , or which has been entrusted in confidence to him by any person holding office under Her Majesty or which he has obtained or to which he has had access owing to his position as a person who is or has been employed under a person who holds or has held such an office or contract — [ and who ] ( a ) communicates the code word , pass word , sketch , plan , model , article , note , document , or information to any person other than a person to whom he is authorised to communicate it , or a person to whom it is in the interest of the State his duty to communicate it , or ( aa ) uses the information in his possession for the benefit of any foreign power or in any other manner prejudicial to the safety or interests of the State , or ( b ) retains the sketch , plan , model , article , note , or document in his possession or control when he has no right to retain it or when it is contrary to his duty to retain it , or fails to comply with all directions issued by lawful authority with regard to the return or disposal thereof , or … |
| 18 | His report will be published unless it is contrary to public interest . |
| 19 | A term is not implied , however , merely because it appears reasonable to do so nor if it is contrary to an express term . |
| 20 | Next there is the instinct that it is contrary to fair play to put the accused in a position where he is exposed to punishment whatever he does . |
| 21 | It follows from the foregoing considerations that part ( a ) of question ( 2 ) in the Factortame case ( Case C 221/89 ) must be answered in the affirmative : it is contrary to Community law for a member state to stipulate as a requirement for the registration of a fishing vessel in its national register that the owners and operators of the vessel , whether they be natural or legal persons , or 75 per cent . |
| 22 | In other words , it is contrary to Community law for a member state to lay down as a requirement for registration that the owners , operators , shareholders and directors , as the case may be must reside and be domiciled in that member state and , in the case of a company , that it must have its principal place of business there . |
| 23 | ( 2 ) ( a ) It is contrary to Community law for a member state to stipulate as a requirement for the registration of a fishing vessel in its national register that the owners and operators of the vessel , whether they be natural or legal persons , or 75 per cent . |
| 24 | of the directors and shareholders of a company owning or operating the vessel must be nationals of the state , even if the competent national authority has the legal power to dispense with that requirement in the case of certain persons ; ( b ) it is contrary to Community law for a member state to lay down as a requirement for registration that the owners , operators , shareholders and directors , as the case may be , must reside and be domiciled in that member state and , in the case of a company , that it must have its principal place of business there ; and ( c ) it is not contrary to Community law for a member state to make the grant of its flag subject to the requirement that the vessel must be managed and its operations directed and controlled from within that member state . |
| 25 | It follows from the foregoing that it is contrary to the provisions of Community law and , in particular , to article 52 of the E.E.C . |
| 26 | ( 2 ) It is contrary to the provisions of Community law and , in particular , to article 52 of the E.E.C . |
| 27 | ‘ the instinct that it is contrary to fair play to put the accused in a position where he is exposed to punishment whatever he does . |
| 28 | But in the present case it is contrary to fair play for Mr. Tully to prevent the plaintiffs from recovering damages caused by wrongdoing inflicted on Abbey . |
| 29 | Though her motivation is irrelevant in the sense that it matters not why she took the decision she did , I find that the reason for her refusal of a blood transfusion arises because it is contrary to the beliefs of the Jehovah 's Witnesses . |
| 30 | So intervention can not be justified when another more appropriate person is available and willing to act ; nor can it be justified when it is contrary to the known wishes of the assisted person , to the extent that he is capable of rationally forming such a wish . |