Sentence examples for utterly contrary to from inspiring English sources

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The worst is that it ran utterly contrary to the party's promise to clean up politics.

These teachings, utterly contrary to what had gone before, caused "a convulsive alteration of the whole religious landscape," Wills writes.

A bowler's delivery stride, with its learned mechanics, is utterly contrary to the accepted laws of human anatomy.

Mr. Mori may have denied that he was advocating a state religion or deification of the emperor, as existed in the past, saying, "That is utterly contrary to my personal belief".

Denis Bauchard, a former French ambassador and Middle East expert now at the French Institute for International Relations, said Mr. Hollande's willingness to circumvent the Security Council appeared "utterly contrary to our traditional policy" of bolstering the body's legitimacy, particularly in the Middle East.

But this strategy runs utterly contrary to what the Cosmists want.

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It appeared an utterly contrary decision what with Dinamo Tirana also drawing Austrian opposition in the Cup Winners Cup and this tie going ahead without a hitch.

"Utterly or obviously senseless, contrary to all reason," said another.

It's utterly unlawful, totally repugnant, and contrary to our national practices".

The Democrats' position on Iraq is so "utterly untenable," Charles Krauthammer concurred, "that John McCain must seize the opportunity and, contrary to conventional wisdom, make the Iraq war the central winning plank of his campaign".

Contrary to "No to Keystone.

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