Sentence examples for contrary to extant from inspiring English sources

Contrary to extant perspectives on self-esteem effects, we showed that it was people with high (but not those with low) dispositional self-esteem that were particularly vulnerable to these effects.

Contrary to extant research, our results suggest this relationship is stronger in non-academic hospitals.

It is shown that, contrary to extant theories, superalloys and pure metals fall within the first class while ferritic steels represent the second class of materials.

The present study tests the independence assumption using several different statistics and, contrary to most extant models of whole report, finds significant positive dependence.

Contrary to their extant austral distribution, palynological records suggest that early angiosperms originated in the low latitudes [ 25, 26] and migrated both northward and southward [ 26- 28].

The nonsignificant association between the YLS/CMI and YLS/CMI-SV on the Attitudes/Orientation is contrary to the extant literature on the YLS measures (e.g., Van de Ven, 2004).

Contrary to what might be expected from the observation of extant plants alone, the fossil record indicates that most aspects of vascular plant form evolved multiple times during their Paleozoic radiation.

One interesting point is that, contrary to what is usually seen in the ontogeny of extant tetrapods, in sarcopterygian fishes such as Latimeria the intersections of the superficial layer mainly lie at the level of the major fin bones, and not between these bones, i.e. in the region of the joints connecting them (Figs 1 and 4B,C).

Bosch's outsized influence runs contrary to his output, which numbers only about 25 authentic, extant paintings.

Contrary to numerous comprehensive descriptions of extra-testicular vessels, a search of extant literature reveals no complete description of the inner vascular complex based on adequate quantitative and qualitative material [ 4– 7].

Contrary to the dramatic niche shift early in the evolution of Hypericum most extant species occur in temperate climates including high elevations in the tropics.