Sentence examples for have not contrary from inspiring English sources

But it was also brought into sharp focus during this display that Guardiola and his players have not, contrary to popular opinion, created a form of football perfection.

May's still semi-official coalition partners have not, contrary to the wishful thinking in No 10 before Christmas, had their fears over the backstop assuaged by positive if somewhat opaque words from Brussels.

The claim that evolution demonstrates that human beings and other living creatures have not, contrary to appearances, been designed, is not part of or a consequence of the scientific theory, but a metaphysical or theological add-on (van Inwagen 2003).[6] A second area of alleged conflict has to do with divine action in the world.

Maternity has not, contrary to her expectations, eased Corrine's discontents with her life.

* The Soviet Union has not, contrary to reports in the West, "shut down other reactors of the Chernobyl type" as a precautionary measure.

Erdoğan has survived a coup, but that it was even attempted means that Turkey has not, contrary to what some had assumed, moved on from the era of military intervention.

Either I think he has not, contrary to what he supposed, been fired at all, or I am at least unsure enough to be unwilling to commit myself.

The man he chose to be shadow chancellor, Alan Johnson, has not - contrary, I confess, to what I said on the Today programme earlier - eaten his words on opposing a graduate tax.

The higher court found that the Department had not, contrary to the requirements of the Code, presented enough evidence of danger to the physical health or safety of the children; especially not to any male children or any female children who had not reached puberty.

There was also no significant difference in risk between women who had ever had a FTP and those who had not, contrary to the position in the general population in whom completion of a FTP confers a long-term protective effect against breast cancer (Colditz et al, 2006).

"However, I am confident that the investigation currently in progress will confirm that I have not done anything contrary to law.