But contrary to statements she made last week, Ms. McAllister did not assert that Mr. Markoff had been "set up".
With this much choreography, there is one obvious conclusion: contrary to statements by President Bush, we do torture.
Contrary to statements in your article "Rowdy Crowd at a Roadhouse in Trendyville" (March 1), the staff of The New York Hangover has never resorted to violence or retaliation.
"Contrary to statements reported in various news media around the nation in recent weeks, Lori Drew did not create or direct anyone to create the Josh Evans MySpace account," Mr. Briscoe said in the statement.
The statement by the co-owner, Robert E. Murray, chief executive of the Murray Energy Corporation, about closing the mine was contrary to statements he made earlier this week suggesting that he would rename the mine, Crandall Canyon, and resume operations in another area.
Contrary to statements by early European explorers who claimed that the landscape there consisted of nothing but a shapeless sea of sand the sand desert develops along systematic lines with distinct and characteristic patterns.
Contrary to statements Mr. Schwarzenegger made during the campaign that he would spend only limited time in Sacramento, on Wednesday he indicated that he would essentially become a fixture in the state capital to help push through his legislative program.
And contrary to statements on the lodge's website about abiding by conservation rules, they were breaking - or at least bending - the regulations, which state that the station should be only for scientific purposes.
The documents that were released reveal the truth: Contrary to statements by the White House and Republican commission members such as vice chairman Kris Kobach, the Kansas secretary of state, the commission uncovered no evidence of widespread voter fraud.
"Contrary to statements which you have heard recently, I do not believe Senator Ashcroft is insensitive to minorities in this society," he said, insisting that Mr. Ashcroft had adhered to a policy of "affirmative access and inclusiveness during his service to Missouri as attorney general and governor".
