Sentence examples for contrary principle from inspiring English sources

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The contrary principle does not hold true: elaborate marriage ceremonial is quite compatible with high divorce rates.

Basil Kennett, writing in 1820, describes the "Avete vos" response as a cruel jest: "[W]hen they would gladly have interpreted it as an act of favour, and a grant of their lives, he soon gave them to understand that it proceeded from the contrary principle of barbarous cruelty, and insensibility".

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April 14, 216 Babylonia 274? Khūzestān, Iran Mani, also called Manes, or Manichaeus (born April 14, 216, southern Babylonia died 274?, Gundeshapur) Iranian founder of the Manichaean religion, a church advocating a dualistic doctrine that viewed the world as a fusion of spirit and matter, the original contrary principles of good and evil, respectively.

Design that will resist pressure from the "powers" (wherever located) who would like to "subject" order to their own interests or points of view, to assert, on the contrary, principles of freedom, coexistence, solidarity and equality, though still leaving space for change (Nel.lo 2012).

In a speech to the Chancery Bar Lord Millett calling the judgment "a regrettable decision" that "was not only misguided in practical terms, it was in my view contrary to principle", saying that: The courts immediately began to "whittle down" the precedent set by Pepper.

The passage is open to more than one interpretation, but it will serve to illustrate my point, namely that there is a very strong principle call it the "Eliminate All Contraries First Principle" [EACFP] which requires that all evidence paths exhibit Pattern 3 and, thus, that the denials of all contraries to a given proposition appear on the path prior to that proposition.

It called the bombing, which seriously wounded the intelligence director, Asadullah Khalid, "unethical and contrary to principles of Shariah law".

Despite some language to the contrary, the principles had given many people the strong impression that race-consciousness was tantamount to unconstitutionality.

Dole said that the temporary import quotas outlined in the accord were contrary to principles of free trade and were likely to complicate plans to open the European banana market in 2006.

C5 Banana Pact Criticized Dole Food said the deal between the United States and the European Union to end the trade dispute over bananas was contrary to principles of free trade and likely to complicate plans to open the European banana market in 2006.

Peat's attendance was held to be "contrary to principles of fair play" in a judgement from Lord Carloway after an appeal from Celtic.

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