Sentence examples for contrary to a federal from inspiring English sources

"The executive should be very wary of ever acting contrary to a federal statute, but on rare occasions it is necessary and appropriate," she said.

An investigation by MLive revealed the city had failed to collect water samples from homes with lead pipes, contrary to a federal law that dictates how cities are supposed to monitor for high lead levels.

Bristol-Myers executives said yesterday that they were surprised by Judge Urbina's opinion because it was contrary to a decision in January by another federal judge.

Yale is the fourth college in the nation, and the most influential, to take a position contrary to the federal antidrug provision, which was passed by Congress in 1998.

But in a decision that was signed last week and became available today, Judge Huvelle rejected that argument, saying it was contrary to the federal Medicare statute.

CONTRARY to the federal government's current thinking about the digital divide, the gap may not be closing so quickly after all, according to a new statistical analysis of data from household surveys.

To the contrary, to bar federal judges from recognizing plain errors on collateral review is to bind the federal prisoners more tightly than their state counterparts to this Court's procedural barriers.

It is insisted that the price fixing feature of the statute may be ignored, and its other regulatory features of inspection and grading sustained if not contrary to valid federal regulations of the same subject.

If there is a theme to McConnell's long tenure in the Senate, it's the contrary: to oppose federal action to deal with domestic social problems, to limit the role of government wherever he can in favor of corporate power, and to feed the fears of those who feel aggrieved by Washington's decisions.

In this case, Ms. Kinnane's car seat bore the appropriate label and Delta's insistence on an "e in a circle" was contrary to federal requirements.

Now, three scientists argue that distinctive chemicals found in the dried anthrax spores — including the unexpected presence of tin — point to a high degree of manufacturing skill, contrary to federal reassurances that the attack germs were unsophisticated.