Contrary to popular belief, this usage of the word delta was not coined by Herodotus.

Contrary to the interpretation of the classical writers, the Pannonian Boii attested in later sources are not simply the remnants of those who had fled from Italy, but rather another division of the tribe, which had settled there much earlier.

" 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 all other birds who store the urine and faeces combined in the coprodeum, they store the faeces in the terminal rectum.

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 claims of homosexual terminology, Sir Donald Sinden, an actor who met two of the play's original cast ( Irene Vanbrugh, Gwendolen and Allan Aynesworth, Algernon ), and Lord Alfred Douglas, wrote to The Times to dispute suggestions that " Earnest " held any sexual connotations:

While she beats almost all the men in the foot race, she ties Young John, who is then awarded her hand in marriage by the King ( Contrary to the original story in which he cheated in the race by winning a goddess ' favor ).

Contrary to popular belief, " oetel " in the name " Oeteldonk " is not a referral to a frog but is a facetious reference to the's-Hertogenbosch Bishop Adrianus Godschalk who came from the village of Den Dungen, and he often fulminated against the ' pagan ' Carnaval festivities.

Contrary to this one or any one opinion of any individual surgeon it has been shown that while there is a learning curve for a hand surgeon who begins to use an endoscopic technique to release the transverse carpal ligament no significant safety issues or morbididty associated with the endoscopic method exist.

Contrary to the Christian missionaries who have identified Nanook the polar bear spirit as the supreme deity of the Inuit, Silla is much closer to this role.

Contrary to popular belief, the name Saqqara is not derived from the ancient Egyptian funerary god Sokar, but from the Beni Saqqar who are a local Berber tribe.

Contrary to the popular urban legend myth, the Nazis did not discriminate against " Aryans " who did not have blonde hair or light-eyes, or had only one of these features.

Contrary to common belief, George Herbert Mead-whose ' concern with the analysis of meaning in social interaction paralleled that of Schütz, although it had been arrived at by a completely different road ' - was of little importance for Schütz, who was very critical of his behavioristic approach and his inadequate treatment of the problem of social action.

Contrary to Froissart's view, the early Scottish chroniclers — Andrew of Wyntoun and Walter Bower ( who both utilised a source that was nearly contemporary with Robert II )— and later 15th and 16th century Scottish chroniclers and poets showed ' Robert II as a Scottish patriotic hero, a defender of the integrity of the Scottish kingdom, and as the direct heir to Robert I '.

Contrary to the Milesian school, who would have one stable element at the root of all, Heraclitus taught that " everything flows " or " everything is in flux ," the closest element to this flux being fire ; he also extended the teaching that seeming opposites in fact are manifestations of a common substrate to good and evil itself.

Contrary to popular belief, the white fleurs-de-lis are not taken from the banner of the kings of France, who used golden ones.

Contrary to normal police procedure, which stipulates that the names of suspects under the age of sixteen are also to be withheld, the names of the juveniles arrested in this case were released to the press before any of them had been formally arraigned or indicted, including one 14-year-old who was ultimately not charged.

Contrary to Keynes, who related consumption to current income, Fisher ’ s model showed how rational forward looking consumers chooses consumption for the present and future to maximize their lifetime satisfaction.

Contrary to the familiar caricature of the schizoid as uncaring and cold, the vast majority of schizoid persons who become patients express at some point in their treatment their longing for friendship and love.

Contrary to popular belief, pedophiles ( those who actively seek out children for sex ) are not the majority of users.

Contrary to misconceptions, there were few consumer complaints against paralegals ; instead most of the complaints were from lawyers who urged the California State Bar to police the unauthorized practice of law.

Contrary to the contrast between adult and child markets, reflected in catalogues, The Guardian observed on the occasion of the Carnegie Medal that " he main audience for Pratchett's 48 books, all busily in print, is teenagers, who are drawn by his irrepressible invention and sense of mischief.

Contrary to popular belief, the volunteers who made up the crews of the Doolittle Raid did not train for the Raid itself at Columbia.

Contrary to his plans, this marriage wasn't calmed the situation on the Silesian-Greater Poland border, but allowed Przemysł to recover Kalisz from Duke Władysław of Opole ( who in turn obtain this land from Henry I the Bearded in 1234 ), but failed in his attempt to recover Wieluń, who was only annexed to Greater Poland in 1249.

Contrary to modern day cinema and layman perceptions regarding the Nazi Party, which often portrays all Nazis as wearing brown shirts with swastika armbands, Nazi ranks and titles were only used by a small minority within the Party, this being the political leadership corps.

Contrary to the rest of units, the PMO in the Ukraine ( most notably the areas controlled by both the Western Ukrainian government and the areas controlled by the Kiev-based Directorate and Hetmanate ) remained active the Polish withdrawal from Kiev in July 1920.

Contrary to popular perception, especially in the western world, Kama sutra is not just an exclusive sex manual ; it presents itself as a guide to a virtuous and gracious living that discusses the nature of love, family life and other aspects pertaining to pleasure oriented faculties of human life.

Contrary to the trend, J. Arthur Rank instructed the Rank Hovis McDougall ( RHM ) Research Centre to investigate converting starch ( the waste product of cereal manufacturing undertaken by RHM ) into a protein-rich food for human consumption.

Contrary to some contemporary western accounts, the Chinese did not use human wave tactics, rather, using a tactic known as ' one-point-two sides ', they used massed forces and infiltration to achieve local numerical superiority and to penetrate the gaps between the forward companies, before attempting to envelop the Australians while drawing their fire to the front, away from their threatened flanks.

Contrary to the arguments put forward by human rights groups, Arabic is taught in all public schools throughout the country as a mandatory subject.

Contrary to orthodox Judeo-Christian teaching ( and more in line with the teachings of Gnosticism ), like Orpheus and Plato Numenius wrote of the human body as a prison of the soul.

Contrary to popular belief, the play The School for Scandal was not written about the Duchess of Devonshire's scandalous affairs.

Contrary to the theocratic vision of Dominion Theology, this view calls for Christians simply to " honor God as they promote truth and mercy and apply scriptural principles to the affairs of life.

Contrary to the general Mahābhārata version, the Shiva Purana ( III. 19. 63-66 ) attributes her miraculous rescue to a boon granted by Durvasa.

Contrary to fact tables, the dimension tables contain descriptive attributes ( or fields ) which are typically textual fields or discrete numbers that behave like text.

Contrary to popular belief, the sousaphone was not initially developed as a marching instrument, as the professional band Sousa started after leaving the Marines ( for which he wanted this new instrument ) marched only once in its existence.

Contrary to the position of the kind of social Darwinism sometimes attributed to him, he insisted equally on a distinction between the " struggle for existence " of man against nature and the " competition of life " among men in society.

Contrary to popular belief that the construction of the Alaska Highway commenced in Dawson Creek, Fort Nelson was the original mile 0 on the Alaska Highway because of the existence of a previously constructed road from Fort Saint John to Fort Nelson.

Contrary to mainstream historians, Belien depicts an artificial state, called into existence by the Belgian revolution of 1830, and led by rather ruthless kings and a corrupt political elite ever since.

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

Contrary to popular belief, Harman and Graham were two entirely separate towns until Harman changed its name to Bluefield, and then annexed the town of Graham.

Contrary to myth, the council chamber set was not redressed as a pool in the movie Superman as Beneath was filmed in the United States and Superman was filmed entirely in the United Kingdom ( with the exception of some location shooting in Canada and New York City and some background plates of desert land ).

* Contrary to some pre-release speculations, the 2004 film 2046 does not entirely take place in this year.

Contrary to the practice in many English shorthand systems ( e. g. Pitman Shorthand ), vowels are never entirely omitted.

Contrary to a common belief, with the exception of the supporters and the motto, this coat of arms is entirely different to the present and any former national coat of arms.

Contrary to popular belief, no government funds are allocated for its SETI searches – these are financed entirely by private contributions.

He goes on to say: " Contrary to Manne's assertions, this death toll is not " almost entirely reliant " on Brian Plomley's earlier survey of a similar kind.

Contrary to its title, it was not entirely live, as several tracks were actually recorded in the studio, owing to flaws in the live recordings made in Boston and New York City in late 1965 and early 1966, but it still retained the feel of a live album, including song patter and audience reactions.

Contrary to its predecessor " Som jag är ", which mainly included cover versions and only two new Agnetha compositions, Agnetha's fourth studio album consists almost entirely of her own work.