Sentence examples for contrary to the custom from inspiring English sources

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Dry poles are mostly used for their support, contrary to the custom at Pinang and the west coast, where the mangkudu tree is chiefly planted for propping the vines.

It confused Perrins because of it being contrary to the custom at the time, but the rules for this particular fight did not prevent it.

Contrary to the custom for a tsar, Peter did not ride at the head of the procession, but instead allowed it to be led by 18 horsemen leading carriages carrying Zotov and the war hero Fedor Golovin.

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The document also quotes parts of the UN Convention on the Law of Sea, which warns there is no "innocent passage" if a vessel is loading or unloading any person contrary to the customs, fiscal and immigration or sanitary laws and regulations of the coastal state.

This situation, which is contrary to the customs union and common market spirit, should be remedied.

5 Now in consequence of these successes Labienus proceeded to levy money and to rob the temples; and he styled himself imperator and Parthicus, in the latter respect acting directly contrary to the Roman custom, in that he took his title from those whom he was leading against the Romans, as if it were the Parthians and not his fellow-citizens that he was defeating.

Throughout their marriage, George I and Olga were a close-knit couple, and contrary to the prevailing custom spent much time with their children, who grew up in a warm family atmosphere.

No less than their insurgent targets, they are fighters without uniforms or insignia, directly participating in hostilities, employing armed force contrary to the laws and customs of war.

Simultaneously, and contrary to the prior nearly universal custom of solo research, these men began to build research groups in which their practicum students assisted in their research projects.

Presocratic philosophers such as Heraclitus or Xenophanes had been critics of their times, and the sophists had argued that, contrary to the naïve view, it is custom and convention, rather than nature that set the standards for what is deemed right or wrong, good or bad, in every society.

It reports that the chancellor will say the country must leave the EU "via a slope, not a cliff-edge", but the paper notes he will also confirm the UK is leaving both the single market and customs union - contrary to the hopes of some business leaders and MPs.

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