Sentence examples for contrary to orders from inspiring English sources

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In 2005, he ordered the destruction of tapes that showed the harsh techniques being used, apparently contrary to orders.

After departing Portland Harbour in daylight on 29 July, contrary to orders, the ship was detected by a Freya radar at Cherbourg and the Luftwaffe was alerted.

While attempting to sail through the English Channel in daylight, contrary to orders, Delight was sunk by German aircraft on 29 July.

On 23 June, a total of 29 RSK soldiers killed at the Miljevci Plateau on the first day of the battle were thrown into the Bačića Pit, contrary to orders given by Brigadier Ivan Bačić, commanding officer of the 113th Infantry Brigade.

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3.57pm: And here's another key line from the Saville report: The soldiers of support company who went into Bogside did so as the result of an order by Colonel Wilford, which should not have been given and which was contrary to the orders he had received from Brigadier MacLellan.

The overall assessment "The soldiers of Support Company who went into the Bogside did so as the result of an order by Colonel Wilford, which should not have been given and which was contrary to the orders that he had received from Brigadier MacLellan," Saville concludes.

As recently as June, he appeared at a large gathering in his honor at a church in Chappaqua in full clerical garb -- contrary to the orders of Cardinal Egan.

In this clip, Gates gets a first-hand look at the home remedies that women are using to boost their "assets"—including liquid suppositories of Maggi seasoning that they are self administering contrary to doctors' orders and at serious risk to their health.

In 1821 his favouritism towards one party in a princely dispute, contrary to the orders given to him, gave rise to a severe reprimand and a formal restriction of his ability to operate without consulting Ochterlony, as well as the removal of Kota from his charge.

St. Aloysius College, a Jesuit institution in Mangalore, and some other 2000 Christian schools in Karnataka, went on strike for varying periods between 29 August and 5 September prior to the attacks, protesting against anti-Christian persecution in Orissa, contrary to the orders of the government who stated that they were to be regular work days.

Greenpeace argued the work was "contrary to public order" because embryos were destroyed to collect the cells.

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