Nor did Syrian troops leave Lebanon, contrary to understandings apparently reached in 1989.
Contrary to the understanding of most Americans, there is no affirmative constitutional right to vote.
Contrary to popular understanding, the Higgs field gives mass — not the Higgs boson.
"Gay marriage is contrary to their understanding of Scripture," Mr. Coates said.
"Contrary to popular understanding, bin Laden did not fund al Qaeda through a personal fortune and a network of businesses," the report said.
For serious Biblical scholars, truth is a nuanced affair; contrary to popular understanding, inerrancy, infallibility, and literalism are all distinct positions.
Contrary to conventional understanding, there were antecedents of a legal profession outside Europe prior to the spreading of such ideas through European colonialism.
The program was structured so that most of the vouchers were to be spent largely on high-fat dairy products and juice, to the near-exclusion of fresh fruit and vegetables, contrary to our understanding of what constitutes good nutrition.
But they have little to fear — contrary to common understanding, there are robust stockpiles of oil around the globe that could see us through any foreseeable calamities on the world market.
Citigroup executives have told Congressional investigators that they were surprised to learn that Enron booked a profit from the Bacchus deal, as that was contrary to their understanding of the transaction.
"When it was time to leave," Ellis writes, "Weinberg reached into his pocket as he came to the front door, pulled out a quarter, and handed it to the resplendently uniformed admiral, saying, 'Here, boy, get me a cab.' " The idea that outsiders can profit by virtue of their outsiderness runs contrary to our understanding of minorities.
