"If people are returning to Gaza without going through the required security procedures," an Israeli government official said, "then that would be contrary to the understandings reached".
"Contrary to previous understandings, posts with negative, even vitriolic, criticism of the state, its leaders, and its policies are not more likely to be censored," their study says.
These findings are contrary to conventional understandings of the population history of rhesus macaques and to previous genetic studies [ 40].
As Zermati and Apfeldorfer note (2010, p. 138), contrary to common understandings, it is not hunger that makes us eat but the motivation to seek out food that results from hunger.
"We wish to make it clear that this is contrary to our understanding of the agreement we had with the board.
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.
