"I did not get any relief whatsoever in the [cases] pending before this august court, contrary to the assurances and promises made by [Iftikhar]," he said.
Contrary to the assurances Iain Duncan Smith gave parliament, the legislation is not compatible with the Human Rights Act and it is in clear breach of EU law.
Hamilton's essay offered persuasive new evidence that the wild-potato plant is highly toxic in and of itself, contrary to the assurances of Thomas Clausen and every other expert who has ever weighed in on the subject.
Those guidelines also make clear that, contrary to the repeated assurances from government officials and media figures, the communications of American citizens are – without any individualized warrant – included in what is surveilled.
Last week, the McClatchy newspapers, after reviewing intelligence reports, concluded that U.S. drones were killing hundreds of low-level militants in South Asia, contrary to the president's assurances that the strikes targeted only top Qaeda leaders.
The law itself creates a framework for total impunity; the potential for militarist adventures against the monarchy; and, contrary to the army's assurances today, it is anathema to democracy.
Less successful was the 160-mile round trip to Bradford to catch a Punjabi film that was, contrary to the cinema's assurances, not subtitled – or the time he picked up a £90 speeding fine hurrying to Leicester for the opening credits of a Bollywood epic.
"Contrary to the government's repeated assurances, N.S.A. had been routinely running queries of the metadata using querying terms that did not meet the standard for querying," Judge Bates recounted.
Information Minister Walid Al Daouk's call for self-restraint shocked journalists and ran contrary to the new cabinet's assurances that freedom of expression would be respected and media laws updated.
City expenses rose under state control, but the tax base did not, and contrary to state assurances, the police force shrank.
Mr. Fields, the Republican strategist for the redistricting effort, said the absence of a minority on the Democratic Party line proved that the Democrats, contrary to their assurances in court, did not believe that a district that is now only about 35percentt black and Hispanic, down from 62percentt, would elect a minority candidate.
