Sentence examples for have been contrary from inspiring English sources

That would have been contrary to the ITC rules".

Invasion simply for regime change would have been contrary to international law.

"I certainly didn't discuss anything that would have been contrary to the Boland amendment.

Maybe, but it would have been contrary to his character and his approach to governing.

Eve K. Kleger, the director of Village Community School, said, "Two different divisions would have been contrary to the philosophy of the school".

In April the treasurer, Scott Morrison, blocked the sale of S Kidman & Co to a majority Chinese-owned consortium because it could have been contrary to the "national interest".

The government's arguments had been contrary to "fundamental constitutional principles of the sovereignty of parliament".

In more recent years, he said, "in every case I'm aware of since this government has come in, the action has been contrary to environmental protection".

Western politicians have often claimed that Russia will always be ready to bail Assad out, but there has been contrary evidence for some time.

I have no sense that anything I have ever done or said has been contrary to Marine's direction for the party".

A letter sent by Flynn on Monday asked the government to proceed rapidly with the inquiry into the leak, which he said had been "contrary to our long traditions of civil service impartiality".