Sentence examples for contrary to a plain from inspiring English sources

But Judge Marten said that Mr. Kline's advisory opinion was "contrary to a plain reading" of state law.

Those who oppose Murray's conclusions will undoubtedly consider them "simplistic," since elaborate and even convoluted arguments are considered signs of sophistication, rather than desperate expedients to try to salvage a position contrary to plain facts and plain logic.

Contrary to a common belief, labyrinths are not mazes.

But not exclusively, contrary to a common assumption.

But you should make clear that such a result is contrary to the plain language of the McCain-Feingold law.

"Thus we find the election division's opinion regarding the ability of county canvassing boards to authorize a manual recount is contrary to the plain language of the statute".

A group of five House Republicans slammed the possible exemptions as "inappropriate" and "contrary to the plain language" of the end-of-year bill in a letter sent Thursday to President Barack Obama.

While she agreed that it made policy sense, she said it was "contrary to the plain meaning of the statute".

The act outlaws fraud, which the state's highest court has interpreted to mean "all deceitful practices contrary to the plain rules of common honesty".

In the mountains, the villagers are generally owners of the land, contrary to the plain villages where the property of the cultivated soils belongs to the tribal chefs or aghas (Gündüz-Hosgör and Smits 2006).

Finally, it really would be contrary to the plain man's view and to reflective thinking to deny that pleasure is a good and that pain is an evil.[9] The view that Ross thinks that justice is good is also less clear.