In a December 21 interview on CNN, Obama reiterated his commitment to closing Guantanamo before he leaves office, saying the facility "is something that continues to inspire jihadists and extremists around the world, the fact that these folks are being held… It is contrary to our values".
It said that no individual, religious entity or government official had to provide any service "if it would be contrary to the sincerely held religious beliefs of the individual or religious entity regarding sex or gender".
The majority's holding to the contrary was little more than "interpretive jiggery-pokery," he admonished in one sentence, while terming it "pure applesauce" in another.
Since the French radicals believed that the principles of reason mandate a specific kind of constitution, and since traditional French institutions were very far from that ideal, they held that these institutions are contrary to reason, so that it was obligatory to abolish them.
After an investigation, a termination letter arrived that said Mr. Gonzalez held "personal views that were contrary to core characteristics of Border Patrol Agents, which are patriotism, dedication and esprit de corps".
Gonzalez was summarily fired, notified in writing that he held "personal views that were contrary to the core characteristics of Border Patrol agents, which are patriotism, dedication and esprit de corps".
No matter how advantageous your position is for you, if your organization holds to a point of view that's contrary to social norms, be prepared for the fallout.
On the contrary, they stressed repeatedly that employees would be held to the highest ethical and legal standards.
To the contrary, police are held to a higher standard and under immense pressure to act with an almost super-human level of restraint when faced with immediate danger and the most testing and stressful of situations.
