Sentence examples for contrary belief from inspiring English sources

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Yet the contrary belief prevails.

Poker is a game of numbers, probability, patience and, despite the American government's contrary belief, immense skill.

"A recipient cannot avow the belief dictated" by the government, he wrote, "and then turn around and assert a contrary belief, or claim neutrality, when participating in activities on its own time and dime".

The best books for children teach parent and child the same lesson, but each takes it in a different spirit: life is easier than it looks; left to your own devices, you'll be O.K... Against this simple rule runs a contrary belief that what children want from books is instruction and that they deserve to get it, hard.

By the time the visitor comes to the 1937 soft-focus ballet scenes and the 1939 views of acrobats and sea lions, it seems as if Rodchenko, having lost the battle to unite his art with Soviet aims, had escaped into a childlike dream world.In 1943, after two decades of work devoted to the contrary belief, he wrote: "Art must be separate from politics".

But as Chief Justice Roberts explained, this condition is coercive because a recipient has to take an affirmative position and is not allowed to get funds "and then turn around and assert a contrary belief, or claim neutrality, when participating in activities on its own time and dime".

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Rote memorization, despite contrary beliefs are really helpful if combined with mnemonics, if applied the right way.

"Nobody gave us anything, contrary to belief, on or off the floor.

6. Contrary to belief, the beat-up look also cleans up well.

Contrary to belief, not every person walked around dressed as a hippie.

Contrary to belief the ash from the coals will not get on the corn.

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