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Contrary and Tony
Contrary to popular belief, teenagers John Lennon and Paul McCartney did not attend a Holly concert, although they watched his television appearance on Sunday Night at the London Palladium ; Tony Bramwell, a school friend of McCartney and George Harrison, did.
Contrary to wild rumor and rampant speculation in 2007, Romoland was not named after Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo.
Contrary to appearances, Tony values his relationship with McGee, as seen in the episode " Probie "; Tony goes out of his way to support McGee and makes an effort to cheer him up.

Contrary and assertion
Contrary to popular belief, there is no evidence to support the assertion that the blue laws were originally printed on blue paper.
Contrary to a common assertion, David Brewster did not invent the stereoscope.
Contrary to the assertion of Frederick Lewis Weis, Ancestral Roots, there is no evidence for a fourth son called Simon Bigod.
Contrary to Asbury's assertion, there is no evidence of an organized gang called Plug Uglies operating in New York ( see discussion page for this entry for a fuller description of this lack of evidence ).
Contrary to the assertion of Dan Brown in The Da Vinci Code, it is not especially typical for a cross to have thirteen gems, though when one does, it probably does symbolize Christ and His twelve apostles.

Contrary and did
Contrary to modern usage, the term did not have the extended connotation of overweening pride, self-confidence or arrogance, often resulting in fatal retribution.
Contrary to popular belief, rats did not directly start the spread of the bubonic plague.
Contrary to popular belief, the company did not go bankrupt.
Contrary to his usual practice, Conté did not appear on television to mark Tabaski earlier in December 2008, and this sparked renewed speculation, as well as concern about the possibility of violence in the event of his death.
Contrary to rumors, Marvin did not serve with producer and actor Bob Keeshan during World War II.
Contrary to popular belief, nobody would have been vapourised by the burst-the detonation occurred at over 500 m altitude and the fireball did not reach the ground.
Contrary to some modern designs, the ancient menorah did not contain anything resembling seven candles as they did not exist then.
Contrary to popular belief, the college did not grow out of student revolts and experimentation, but out of a desire to provide a " more flexible, individualized approach to a rigorous liberal arts education ".
Contrary to popular belief there is no evidence that Regiomontanus ever erected an observatory, however he did found the world's first scientific printing press and in 1472 he published the first printed astronomical textbook, the Theoricae novae Planetarum of his teacher Georg von Peurbach.
Contrary to popular belief, the so-called " Star Chamber Act " of King Henry VII's second Parliament ( 1487 ) did not actually empower the Star Chamber, but rather created a separate tribunal distinct from the King's general Council.
Contrary to popular belief, Nast did not create Uncle Sam ( the male personification of the American people ), Columbia ( the female personification of American values ), or the Democratic donkey, though he did popularize these symbols through his art.
Contrary to rumor, the memorandum did not establish any new policies but instead repeated the public positions of both nations.
Contrary to most Walkman lines, Sony Ericsson Walkman Phones did not support Sony's proprietary audio format, ATRAC ( with all of its variants, except certain Japanese models supporting ATRAC ).
However, Suskin states in Show Tunes that " As the writing progressed and the extent of Bernstein's lyric contributions became less, the composer agreed to rescind his credit ... Contrary to rumor, Sondheim did not write music for the show ; his only contribution came on " Something's Coming ", where he developed the main strain of the chorus from music Bernstein wrote for the verse.
Contrary to popular belief, the " X " in XFL did not stand for " extreme ", as in " Extreme Football League ".
Contrary to the beliefs of some, San Francisco's Chinatown was nearly, but not completely destroyed by the 1906 earthquake, nor did all of its inhabitants relocate elsewhere.
Contrary to common belief, this plan did not intend to eliminate the entire North Side gang – just Moran, and perhaps two or three of his lieutenants.
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 rumours, she did not have a colostomy.
Contrary to widespread misconceptions, Crapper did not invent the flush toilet.
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 and run
Contrary to their normal " hit and run " tactics, they occupied the town and claimed it for the prince by raising the Prince of Orange's flag above the city.
Contrary to a commonly held belief, no funnel-web spider is able to jump, although they can run quickly.
Contrary to rumors, the system is unable to run Game Boy Color-exclusive games.
Contrary to the expectations of Westerners who envisioned the GDR as run down, Interhotels ( especially the Metropol and Grand Hotels in East Berlin, the Bellevue in Dresden and the Merkur in Leipzig ) met or exceeded international standards for hotel accommodations.
Contrary to popular belief, Fielder did not hit a home run into the upper deck of Tiger Stadium at the age of 12, but he did hit a home run over the fence as a pre-teen.
In George Carlin's 2001 book Napalm and Silly Putty, he " reveals " that, " Contrary to popular belief, Babe Ruth did not call his famous home run shot.
Contrary to those expectations, the first run on the repaired railway was on 5 March 2007.

Contrary and out
Contrary to popular belief, these tattoos do not spell out the " Elvish " ( Quenya or Sindarin ) word for nine ( Quenya nertë or Sindarin neder ) but instead simply the letters for the English word nine in tengwar.
Contrary to popular impression, Eisenhower never seriously considered removing Patton from duty in the ETO: " If this thing ever gets out, they'll be howling for Patton's scalp, and that will be the end of Georgie's service in this war.
Contrary to the tight production and song-oriented nature of Glass Harp's studio albums, their live performances demonstrated the band's ability to stretch out and expand the boundaries of their compositions.
Contrary to the tight production and song-oriented nature of their studio albums, the band's live shows at the time demonstrated Glass Harp's ability to stretch out and expand the boundaries of their compositions.
* Contrary to Den's statement in the film ( voiced by John Candy ), Den did not, in fact, have a problem " running around with dork hanging out " as he often did in the graphic novels.
Contrary to later legend, the words " virgin ," " mistress ," and " pregnant ," all of which had been in the original play's dialogue, were not singled out as objectionable.
Contrary to popular belief, pedophiles ( those who actively seek out children for sex ) are not the majority of users.
Contrary to Miyamoto's design mentality of creating the gameplay system first, development started out with the scenario writing, which Flagship was in charge of.
Contrary to aerobic respiration which needs oxygen to be carried out.
Contrary to public belief at the time of the announcement, Trice did not have a falling out with Eminem or Dr. Dre.
Contrary to popular belief, this " television version " made no use of material originally left out of the theatrical release ( save one brief scene featuring Victoria Principal and Reb Brown ), but rather new footage was shot some two years after the original, using some of the stars from the theatrical version.
Contrary to orders some hotheads charged out.
" Contrary to all expectation the Celts ( Gauls ) did them people of the countryside no harm, nor took aught from their fields, but even as they passed close by their cities, shouted out that they were marching on Rome and had declared war only on the Romans, but the rest of the people they regarded as friends.
Contrary to popular belief, an appeal out is not a force out unless it is regarding a missed force base.
Contrary to the VG30ET that came out in the US, the VG20ET came with an intercooler in certain models to push the horsepower output to, a great jump from the normally aspirated VG20E.
Contrary to popular belief, a new contract was not in the negotiations for Don & Mike's return to the airwaves, and the duo still planned to close out their contract in late 2008.
Contrary winds blew here out to sea again and she did not make port until 26 June 158 days out from England.
Contrary to Levin's and Stabenow's wishes, Hatch gave Saad, McKeague and Griffin committee hearings, and passed the three nominees out of committee.
Contrary to certain other scholars ( such as E. P. Sanders ), Vermes concludes that Jesus did not reach out to non-Jews.
Contrary to a widespread misconception, NEPA does not prohibit the federal government or its licensees / permittees from harming the environment, nor does it specify any penalty if an environmental impact assessment turns out to be inaccurate, intentionally or otherwise.

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