Sentence examples for antithetical system from inspiring English sources

Ever wary of the Soviets, who were not simply Russian nationalists intent on avoiding yet another invasion, and of the antithetical system of Communism, Kennedy sought to routinize the rivalry to avoid the risk of another disastrously irrational miscalculation such as Khrushchev's on Cuba.

Because everything there was so antithetical to the system to which so many theoretical hostages had been given, the immediate impulse was to belittle Soviet accomplishments.

But they propose allowing habeas corpus only for capital cases and when a prisoner can produce persuasive new evidence of innocence, an idea antithetical to our system of criminal jurisprudence.

Small satellite systems appear to be antithetical to human spaceflight systems and flagship robotic satellite systems: Small satellite missions have more focused scientific objectives, lower cost, far less complexity, and shorter development and deployment schedules.

They have concluded that this can be done only by radically reordering our economic and political systems in ways antithetical to their "free market" belief system.

"The design demands of a good propulsion system are antithetical to the design demands of a good power system," he said.

By the same token, when American courts have occasion to consider England's libel laws, they are hard-pressed to contain their dislike for a system so antithetical to their own.

The system is antithetical to the idea of free markets.

"Political violence or the threat of violence is antithetical to our vigorous system of self government".

The current tax system "is almost antithetical to the growth opportunities the nation needs," said Senator Kent Conrad, Democrat of North Dakota and chairman of the Budget Committee.

"The E.U. approach — which is to agree to a deal simply for the sake of doing so — is antithetical to the global trading system.