Sentence examples for firmly contrary from inspiring English sources

That, of all the designs in the 1858 competition for Central Park, it was his "Greensward" plan that won; that it got built more or less as he and his partner, Calvert Vaux, intended; that the park they planned is still more or less intact: all these things are so firmly contrary to the general run of New York compromises and near-misses that the Park remains our around-the-corner miracle.

Indeed, he firmly believes the contrary and insists that everybody else does as well.

Lofts says: "There are those that believe ESG investing can outperform the markets, and there are those who firmly believe the contrary.

He has firmly denied doing anything "contrary to the values of the republic or the rule of law.

The first thing to get firmly in mind is that contrary to appearances and widespread assumption, the translucent veils of color in Mr. Ruscha's most famous works are not, and have never been, made with watercolor.

Despite a well-known opinion to the contrary, I believe firmly in the ever-alive, eternal and in-suppressible ART as it is deeply rooted in human's evolutionary development and part of our genome.

" We firmly reject any accusations to the contrary".

Contrary to American interests, he firmly believes Lebanon should be within Syria's sphere of influence, and he is a member of a minority Islamic sect, the Alawites, that has had a chokehold on power in Syria for decades.

To the contrary, Jenkins says he is "firmly opposed to any cuts to the Federal Black Lung Benefit Program".

The solution would appear (sometimes the novel felt like a vast crossword puzzle) through a combination of experiment, meditation and lateral thought: I had to step firmly away from the French and face a contrary direction – another track entirely.

On the contrary, they have cemented Russian public opinion firmly behind him.