Example sentences of "would [be] contrary to [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Erm a proposal of the new settlement in this corridor would be contrary to regional and sub-regional policy . |
| 2 | The principle that no man can be a judge in his own cause may also be infringed if a person has so actively identified himself with the temperance cause , by his actions in campaigning against the granting of certificates , that it would be contrary to elementary justice that he should act as a member of a licensing board . |
| 3 | Indeed , it would be contrary to basic economic laws if this were not so . |
| 4 | Different considerations would arise if it did , since it would be contrary to public policy for the court not to recognise as a qualified representative of the head of state of the foreign state the diplomatic representative recognised by Her Majesty 's Government . |
| 5 | The application was defended on the basis that discovery would be contrary to public interest as the reports were highly confidential and the fact that they might be used in litigation would inhibit the doctors preparing such reports in the future . |