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The white working-class communities do need support but the way in which Denham is conducting the debate – and more speeches are undoubtedly to come, to fend off the BNP – he is not only giving a dangerously misleading view of the state of race in the UK today, he is also, contrary to his stated intention, pitching white working class, against black and brown.

However, he was eventually persuaded to admit that, contrary to his true intention, a reader of his Dialogue could well have obtained the impression that it was intended to be a defence of Copernicanism.

First, contrary to his campaign promises, President Obama has no intention of changing course from Bush's aggressive preventive counterterrorism model and its heavy reliance on entrapment.

The Palestinians insist that, contrary to his public pronouncements, Prime Minister Netanyahu has no intention of pursuing a peace agreement based on a two-state solution.

Contrary to his prediction, Pliskova won easily.

This was completely contrary to our intention.

Paintings that are varnished, contrary to the intention of the artist, can become permanently altered in appearance over time and become diminished in value.

That code said: "We will not advise clients to enter into transactions with the main purpose of securing a tax advantage clearly contrary to the intention of parliament in enacting the relevant legislation".

Therefore, theology must remain under the constant control of philosophy and the supervision of the divine law so as not to drift into taking positions that cannot be demonstrated philosophically or that are contrary to the intention of the divine law.

However, an effect of bonus taxation contrary to its intention can also occur when the principal bears the tax burden.

Playford accused the High Court of Australia of helping the federal parliament under Curtin to legislate to give itself a monopoly on the acquisition of income tax, which he claimed was contrary to the intention of the constitution to prevent excessive centralisation of power in the federal government.

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