Sentence examples for contrary to standard from inspiring English sources

Contrary to standard assumptions, reasoning is often an emotional process.

Contrary to standard policy for minor offenders, everyone was fingerprinted because of the "national special security event," Chief Colgan said.

The book's most important theoretical contribution is its demonstration that, contrary to standard models, TNAs can affect security issues...

This essay examines the contention that, contrary to standard textualist rhetoric of intent skepticism, textualists do care about legislative intent.

The rules "maintain an overly broad definition of national security, which is contrary to standard international practice," the chamber said.

Contrary to standard accounts, this momentous change was neither quick nor the result of unilateral judicial action.

JohnPE: Innovation seems contrary to standards, yet standards are needed for interpretability.

We have no vested interest in holding on to any particular value". In their appeal, AES officials contend the county's analysis is "erroneous, arbitrary and contrary to standards prescribed by law". The Huntington Beach plant was one of three that AES purchased from Southern California Edison in 1998.

We have campaigned for many years not only for a just resolution to this case but also about the treatment of the men in custody, including denials of visas for the Cuban wives of two of the men [Gonzalez and Hernadez] to visit them in prison — restrictions we found to be unnecessarily punitive and contrary to standards for the humane treatment of prisoners," she said.

Contrary to the standard procedure, the unstretched laminar burning velocity is determined directly without using the fuel mixture properties.

Bishop cites research suggesting that, contrary to the standard goo-goo exhortations, the surer route to political comity may be less civic engagement, less passionate conviction.