Sentence examples similar to contradicts the intent from inspiring English sources

The 20th Amendment, ratified in 1933, dramatically shortened — but did not eliminate — the sessions by moving the swearing-in date for lawmakers to Jan .3. John Copeland Nagle, a law professor at the University of Notre Dame who has researched the amendment, argues that the current session, with its jam-packed legislative agenda, contradicts the authors' intent.

The members of Congress closely involved in drafting this law have asserted that Obama's action contradicts the letter and intent of the statute.

Mr. Barofsky's report on the uses of government money found that some institutions had applied it to projects that directly contradicted the Congressional intent for the program.

The only changes made by the House appeared in a reconciliation bill that did nothing to alter the language restricting subsidies to state-established Exchanges, and indeed contradicts the IRS's claims about Congress' intent.

This contradicts the "equal taxation with companies in the States" intent of the 1996 repeal of tax exemption for income attributed to territories.

He said the partnership with PacifiCorp contradicts the goal of making better use of renewables and raises questions about its real intent.

"That contradicts the note I received".

Any answer contradicts the barber's statement.

This contradicts the results of earlier studies.

The kafala directly contradicts the labour law.

This contradicts the assertion.