Contrary to Anton's assertions, the Pennant claim in 1790 was not the first time this had been discussed or put to print, as the Martin Martin texts predate Pennant by almost 100 years.

Contrary to popular belief, Matthew Lavelle of West Scranton, Pennsylvania, has no claim to the town's property.

Contrary to the claim on the title page shown here, the first volume had already appeared at the Leipzig Michaelmas Fair of 1731.

Contrary to the claim on the title page shown here, the first volume had already appeared at the Leipzig Michaelmas Fair of 1731.

Contrary to popular claims, Ivinghoe Beacon does not rise to 249m above sea level as some sources claim.

Contrary to Ball's later claim of authorship, Janco is also credited with having tailored the " bishop dress ", another one of the iconic products of early Dadaism.

Contrary to popular belief, the French did not have orders to claim Terra Australis for France and the arrival of the French ships Astrolabe and Boussole and their meeting with the ships of the British expedition was cordial and followed normal protocols.

Contrary to the popular image of an anti-communist, Letov himself claimed to be a " true communist ", a claim he did not abandon until the most recent change in his beliefs.

( Contrary to the claim in the handbook, this circuit topology has appeared in numerous solid-state guitar amplifiers since the 1970s.

Contrary to undocumented claims regarding engines being " under-rated " during that period, the 340 was one the very few engines to be ( almost ) honestly rated by SAE Net (" as installed ) standards, leading many to claim that the 340 was " under-rated for insurance purposes and really made crazy HP claim here.

Contrary to what is often said, a claim for territories very often included the Salonica Vilayet too.

Contrary to the Catholic philosopher Stanley Parry ’ s claim that Meyer did not even recognize the family as a natural community, Meyer called the family and state “ necessary associations ”.

Chavez quit PBS's To the Contrary after a May 12, 2000, incident when the host, Erbé, made the claim on air that, at her age, Chavez was more likely to be hit by lightning than raped.

Contrary to other criminal organizations, OMGs operate on an individual basis instead of top-down, which is how supporters can claim that only some members are committing crimes.

Contrary to common belief, cowboy poetry does not actually have to be written by cowboys, though adherents would claim that authors should have some connection to the cowboy life such that they can write poetry with an " insider's perspective ".

Contrary to the claim of many in the AIADMK camp blaming DMDK for the defeat, there is no evidence for this to be true.

Contrary to thought, they are not to be said using spiritual breathing as that can only be determined by a spiritual father.

Contrary to what is often said, he did not institute the Inquisition, which was not created until the reign of Pope Gregory IX in 1234.

Contrary to what is also sometimes said, Holst was not a pacifist but wanted to enlist as his friend Vaughan Williams did, but he was rejected as unfit: he suffered neuritis in his right arm — something that caused him to seek help from several amanuenses in scoring The Planets.

Contrary to some news reports that some band members were injured, lead singer Geoff Tate has said in several interviews that he was misquoted and none of the band members suffered any injuries.

Contrary to the IPCC's assessment, Lindzen said that climate models are inadequate.

( Contrary to what has been said by some imprecise sources, jazz, African Americans, and New Orleans bands had all been recorded earlier, but Nordskog captured the first instance of those three elements in one place at the same time.

Contrary to his brother, his work is said to be less spatially verbose, the expression of the statues is concentrated into the mimics of the heads, with the gestures of the body somewhat tense.

Contrary to the positive reviews, Anjum N., writing for Rediff, said that despite an extraordinary cast and a big budget, " Karan Johar disappoints.

Contrary to popular belief, the Marvelettes never received the song, " Where Did Our Love Go ", which the Supremes later recorded as their first number-one hit, though Wanda Young-Rogers was to have said that she thought the song was " absolutely ridiculous ".

" Contrary to the views of other critics, Barry Walters of Rolling Stone said that although the ballads were " gooey ", " the love songs work better than the dance tracks ".

Contrary to the Army's earlier reports, OT & E Director Jack Krings said the tests showed, " the SGT YORK was not operationally effective in adequately protecting friendly forces during simulated combat, even though its inherent capabilities provided improvement over the current Electric Vulcan gun system.

Despite having kept some ties with their traditional culture, Sino-Mauritians do not identify to the mainland Chinese culture per se, probably due to the high " Mauritianism " and very strong Mauritian identity in the country As Lemon Lau said in her study supervised by Hong Kong University on Sino-Mauritian identity, " Contrary to what could be observed in the U. S., when ones who looked like Chinese descendants being asked if they are Chinese, they would never give an asserting reply but they would rather say they were Mauritian.

Contrary to the most common notion of cardiovascular exercise necessitating vigorous movement, it is said that zhan zhuang confers significant physical conditioning.

" Contrary to a lot of people, we like to take a little bit of time at the end of a game before starting a sequel, so we can wait for the excitement or disappointment and everything else of the experience to shake down and really see what we should do in the next game ," he said.

Contrary to its name, this carpet is said to depict spring landscapes.

Contrary to initial reports that SHADO HQ would be located underneath a Hollywood studio, director Gratzner confirmed in an interview that the base would be situated in Britain.

Thaidumrong's appraisal of French and the Toronto controversy stemmed from her Jan 14, 2009 ihaveanidea. com interview and she offered this: “ Contrary to what people may think and have been saying for the last couple of years, he's very supportive of woman creatives.

Contrary to popular belief, Brubeck did not base the piece on the Mozart sonata musically ; he stated in a 2003 interview, " I should've just called it ' Blue Rondo ', because the title just seemed to confuse people.

Contrary to the thinking of 30 to 40 years ago, when all malocclusion was blamed on some unfortunate habit, recent studies show that most tooth irregularity has at least its beginning in hereditary predisposition.

Contrary to the canonical Christian Gospels, and in accordance with the Islamic view of Jesus, this later " Gospel of Barnabas " states that Jesus was not the son of God, but a prophet and messenger.

Contrary to popular belief, the Louisiana code does not directly derive from the Napoleonic Code, as the latter was enacted in 1804, one year after the Louisiana Purchase.

Contrary to Communist propaganda that Chiang was pro-capitalism, Chiang Kai-shek antagonized the capitalists of Shanghai, often attacking them and confisticating their capital and assets for the use of the government.

Contrary to popular belief John Hugenholtz cannot be credited with the design of the Zandvoort track, although he was involved as the Nederlandse Automobiel Ren Club chairman ( the Dutch Auto Racing Club ) before becoming the first track director in 1949.

Contrary to normal practice the book was written after the TV series was produced, although the line " Basis for the acclaimed public television triumph " is written on the front cover, using the program transcripts as reference.

Contrary to popular belief, the Marshall Plan, which was extended to also include Western Germany after it was realized that the suppression of the Western German economy was holding back the recovery of the rest of Europe, was not the main force behind the Wirtschaftswunder.

Contrary to America's policy which restrained armament ( limited equipment was provided for infantry and police forces ) to South Korea, Stalin extensively armed Kim Il Sung's North Korean army and air forces with military equipment ( to include T-34 / 85 tanks ) and " advisors " far in excess of those required for defensive purposes ) in order to facilitate Kim's ( a former Soviet Officer ) aim of conquering the rest of the Korean peninsula.

Contrary to false Communist propaganda that Chiang was pro capitalist, Chiang Kai-shek was the enemy and behaved in an antagonist manner to the capitalists of Shanghai, often attacking them and confisticating their capital and assets for the use of the government, even while he was fighting the communists.

" Yuri Modin, one of the KGB controllers of the Cambridge Five, agreed: " Contrary to received opinion, it was neither Guy Burgess nor one of our own agents who lured Philby into the toils of the Soviet espionage apparatus.

Contrary to popular belief in American and British circles, the Luftwaffe was not " the hand maiden of the German Army ".

Contrary to popular belief, the maquiladora program was in place far before NAFTA, in some sense dating all the way back to 1965.

Contrary to mainstream Islam, the Ahmadis do not believe that Jesus is alive in heaven, but that he survived the crucifixion and migrated towards the east where he died a natural death and that Ghulam Ahmad was only the promised spiritual second coming and likeness of Jesus, the promised Messiah and Mahdi.

Contrary to von Moll's report, the fossil was not missing ; it was being studied by Samuel Thomas von Sömmerring, who gave a public lecture about it on 27 December 1810.

Contrary to expectation, Đukanović's response to the power change in Belgrade was not to further push the agenda outlined in his Platform, but instead to suddenly start pushing for full independence, thus completely dropping the Platform in the process.

The joke was that " SECAM " stood for " Something exceedingly Contrary to the American Method " versus NTSC " Never Twice the Same Color " whilst " Peace At Last " or " Perfection At Last " could only be obtained through the PAL system.

Contrary to later biographers ' claims, she was never entirely blind, but perhaps suffered from cataracts.