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"On some occasions, contrary to what Alan Johnson says, I've heard ministers say I can't formulate the policy until the scientists have given me the answer.

I cannot say I approve of the policy Russell did advocate on this occasion, but (press reports to the contrary notwithstanding) it clearly fell short of a pre-emptive nuclear strike.

For instance, Constand admitted that she and Cosby had been alone on occasions prior to the night in question, contrary to what she told investigators more than a decade ago. .

On the contrary, Gore rose to the historic occasion like the patriot most of us expected him to be.

On the contrary, he sees his sufferings as the occasion for a "fresh mode of self-realization".

He's still contrary, still what Hillier calls "a delicate flower" on occasion, but his home life is settled now: he lives with Pepper and his girlfriend of six years and their Jack Russell, Frankie.

This sense is innate or natural, and can be displaced only by "contrary habit and custom" (1699 1714: 25), although it may on occasion be overcome by "rage, lust, or any other counterworking passion" (1699 1714: 35).

Contrary to our previous report, on more than one occasion, the implant failed after the first year.

"The executive should be very wary of ever acting contrary to a federal statute, but on rare occasions it is necessary and appropriate," she said.

On the contrary, although MRI identified parenchymal changes, on 4 occasions it failed to diagnose "tree in bud", probably misinterpreted as interstitial changes.

Determined to find new reserves, Tillerson demonstrated on several occasions that he was willing to engage in deals that were contrary to the foreign policy of the United States.

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