Sentence examples for coercion contrary from inspiring English sources

Our study found a weak negative association among girls between binge drinking and sexual coercion, contrary to a number of studies suggesting that girls who engage in binge drink would be more likely to report sexual coercion (35– 35).

Since this view places no restrictions on the reasons to which an agent might appeal, religious and secular reasons can play exactly the same justificatory role, namely, to defeat what would, in the absence of contrary reasons, be permissible acts of state coercion.

The three dimensions of staff attitudes towards the use of coercion were not substantially associated with the use of coercion in this study, contrary to the hypothesis.

In your excerpts from an interview with a former Israeli interrogator, Michael Koubi ("Psychology and Sometimes a Slap: The Man Who Made Prisoners Talk," Week in Review, Dec. 12), you wrote: "Despite Palestinian accusations to the contrary, Mr. Koubi said Israeli interrogators use only 'very low levels' of physical coercion".

Contrary to Ware et al. (2009) and Binagwaho and Ratnayake's (2009) account of 'social coercion' as the mechanism mediating between social capital and ART adherence, our research suggests that social capital impacted on adherence through norms associated with enablement and empowerment rather than negative socio-emotional pressure.

The Qur'an strictly forbids any coercion in religion and regards all rightly guided religion as coming from God; and despite the western belief to the contrary, Muslims did not impose their faith by the sword.

He had to do this secretly and notwithstanding any command of his superiors to the contrary; and even when the irregularity of his conduct attracted their attention and the terrible weapons of spiritual coercion were brought to bear upon him, he was deterred from explaining his position by the papal command of secrecy.

Bauer invariably chooses coercion.

Once more, coercion loomed.

I have never used coercion".

Without coercion and duress.