Sentence examples for counter to the principles from inspiring English sources

It would run counter to the principles of the United Nations Charter.

Mr Zapatero aligned himself with the centre-right opposition in turning down the plan, which he says runs counter to the principles of the Spanish constitution.

It runs counter to the principles enshrined in article 10 of the European convention on human rights, which states that the right to freedom of expression includes the "freedom to hold opinions and to receive and impart information and ideas without interference by public authority".

"Given the complete lack of scientific evidence of the efficacy of prayer in treating any illness or disorder in children," academy officials wrote Senate leaders in October, "mandating coverage for these services runs counter to the principles of evidence-based medicine".

Setting disciplines against each other also runs counter to the principles in the COMPETES Act, and the need to maintain a strong research basis across all areas of science".

The services they advertise on their website are a catalog of behaviors that run completely counter to the principles, rules, and etiquette of the Wikipedia community.

Giving him the prize "runs completely counter to the principle of the prize and is also a blasphemy to the peace prize," according to a statement.

Awarding the peace prize to Liu "runs completely counter to the principle of the prize and is also a blasphemy to the peace prize", the statement said.

If Washington and its European partners proceeded unilaterally, he said, the proposal "would go beyond decisions agreed upon by the international community and would run counter to the principle of the supremacy of international law guaranteed by the U.N. charter".

"The recent reports that the majority of board members would be directly chosen by government – whether by the UK government or those in the devolved nations – runs counter to the principle of a strong and independent BBC.

There is no evidence pointing to any ability on the part of living matter to run counter to the principle of increasing (overall) disorder as formulated in the second law of thermodynamics.