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contrary

1. (esp of wind) adverse; unfavourable
2. (of plant parts) situated at right angles to each other
3. Logic (of a pair of propositions) related so that they cannot both be true at once, although they may both be false together
4. Logic a statement that cannot be true when a given statement is true
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The status quo prevails in the area and any suggestion to the contrary is incorrect and mischievous," Kumar said.
And against much scholarship to the contrary, she asserts that the revolution and its individualism mainly liberated and benefited women.
Much evidence to the contrary developed concerning synthetic T4.
First, despite political rhetoric to the contrary, there is no logic in the notion that identifying the missing sink in the global carbon cycle would justly the United States' failing to decrease emissions (as suggested by the quote from Richard Houghton).
Further, in New York, absent agreement to the contrary, a broker is entitled to a commission if he or she procures a deal with a ready, willing and able prospect - whether or not the deal ever closes or is even reduced to writing.
More importantly, despite his claims to the contrary, it is very hard to see any difference between his interpretation of salvation as sexuality and Oliver and Garon's interpretation of the same issue; both camps argue for a rejection of transcendent reality and a replacing of heavenly rewards with worldly rewards.
John Monahan--a leading scholar in the field--now acknowledges a relationship between mental health disorder and violence, and he concedes that previous conclusions to the contrary may have been "premature" and even inaccurate.
To the contrary, as someone who has had managerial responsibility for large organizations in both the public and private sectors, I have a keen appreciation for the role of auditors and the improvements they bring to the table in the form of operational quality and effectiveness.
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