Sentence examples for understanding contrary to from inspiring English sources

Burge's reasoning applies beyond testimony as becomes manifest by way of the objection that if the intelligibility of the speaker's affirmation depends upon the inferential structure of the communication mechanism, then an impurely preservative mechanism would be required for understanding, contrary to Burge's claim of an a priori entitlement (Bezuidenhout 1998).

Nor did Syrian troops leave Lebanon, contrary to understandings apparently reached in 1989.

1. Until section 3.3 of this essay, where I discuss some revisionist doubts about understanding weakness of will as action contrary to one's better judgment, I will follow the tradition in using the expression "weakness of will" to refer to the phenomenon I have just described.

Contrary to the understanding of most Americans, there is no affirmative constitutional right to vote.

Contrary to popular understanding, the Higgs field gives mass — not the Higgs boson.

"Gay marriage is contrary to their understanding of Scripture," Mr. Coates said.

"Contrary to popular understanding, bin Laden did not fund al Qaeda through a personal fortune and a network of businesses," the report said.

For serious Biblical scholars, truth is a nuanced affair; contrary to popular understanding, inerrancy, infallibility, and literalism are all distinct positions.

Contrary to conventional understanding, there were antecedents of a legal profession outside Europe prior to the spreading of such ideas through European colonialism.

"Baylor expects students not to participate in advocacy groups promoting an understanding of sexuality that is contrary to biblical teaching," said Lori Fogleman, a university spokeswoman.

The program was structured so that most of the vouchers were to be spent largely on high-fat dairy products and juice, to the near-exclusion of fresh fruit and vegetables, contrary to our understanding of what constitutes good nutrition.