Contrary to the dominant lay ministry that existed in the Nephite culture, Nehor established a church in which priests were given a separate social status and were paid for their ministry.

Contrary to the belief that she was buried at St. Stephen's, also called l ' Abbaye-aux-Hommes in Caen, Normandy, where William was eventually buried, she is entombed at l ' Abbaye aux Dames, which is the Sainte-Trinité church, also in Caen.

Contrary to popular belief, Armour was never home to a meat packing plant ; the town was so named because Mr. Armour was also the chairman of the railroad that went through Armour and donated a bell to the local congregational church.

Contrary to doctrine, it was not affiliated with a particular APA.

Contrary to rumors, Marvin did not serve with producer and actor Bob Keeshan during World War II.

Contrary to popular belief, freeborn girls were as likely to receive formal education as boys, especially during the Roman Empire — unlike the lack of education, or purely manual / technical skills, proper to a slave.

Contrary to the modern notion of a dictator as an usurper, Roman Dictators were freely chosen, usually from the ranks of consuls, during turbulent periods when one-man rule proved more efficient.

Contrary to urban legend, the use of lead-containing pewter tableware was unrelated to the mistrust of tomatoes as a foodstuff in Northern Europe during the 16th century.

Contrary to popular assumptions, however, it was not the official anthem of the wartime Slovak Republic ( 1939 – 1945 ), but it was greatly favored by the ruling party ( Slovakia's official anthem remained Nad Tatrou sa blýska during that period ).

Contrary to its official goals, the US has suppressed research on drug usage, although the CIA researched regardless during MKULTRA.

Contrary to popular belief, the turtle ship was not actually invented by Admiral Yi ; rather, he improved upon an older design that had been suggested during the reign of King Taejong.

Contrary to popular belief, King Mongkut did not offer a herd of war elephants to President Abraham Lincoln during the American Civil War for use against the Confederacy.

Contrary to the common erroneous belief, the original destination was He Long's communist base in Hubei, and the final destination Yan ' an was not decided on until much later during the Long March, well after the rise of Mao Zedong.

Contrary to popular belief, Johnson — not Anderson — was Belmont Park's PA announcer during Secretariat's 1973 romp in the Belmont Stakes.

Contrary to Stalin's expectations, the vast number of party officials and military officers lost during Yezhov's purges had been only partially made good by replacement with trusted Stalinist functionaries, and he eventually recognized that the disruption was severely affecting the country's ability to coordinate industrial production and defend its borders from the growing threat of Nazi Germany.

Contrary to an advertising campaign suggesting that Levi Strauss sold his first jeans to gold miners during the California Gold Rush ( which peaked in 1849 ), the manufacturing of denim overalls only began in the 1870s.

Contrary to popular belief he does not play on the band's cover of Jimi Hendrix's Fire first released in 1987 and more commonly known from its inclusion on The Abbey Road EP in 1988-this was recorded with Cliff Martinez on drums during the Freaky Styley sessions.

Contrary to popular belief, Bradford's rivers were not polluted beyond redemption during this period in its history, and the streams surrounding the city are now a veritable haven of wildlife.

Contrary to a long-held view, the cavalry of the mid-Republic was a highly effective force that generally prevailed against strong enemy cavalry forces ( both Gallic and Greek ) until it was decisively beaten by the Carthaginian general Hannibal's horsemen during the second Punic War.

Contrary to popular myth, most beaver dams do not pose barriers to trout and salmon migration, although they may be restricted seasonally during periods of low stream flows.

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 the statements of some historians during the Soviet era, there is no archaeological or written evidence that the region ever belonged to Kievan Rus '.

Contrary to classic Hollywood poker movie scenes, money taken from the wallet during a hand does not play under table stakes.

Contrary to many other writers on the subject, Hägglöf also makes a point of reminding readers of the Allies ' disrespect for neutral countries during a war that they perceived as a fight of life and death ; and how openly discussed plans for an Allied invasion of Scandinavia was a chief reason for Nazi Germany to launch a preventive invasion ( Operation Weserübung ) in April 1940.

Contrary to popular myth, most beaver dams do not pose barriers to trout and salmon migration, although they may be restricted seasonally during periods of low stream flows.

Contrary to many media reports afterward, Russell did not wear the bra during filming.

Contrary to this, a recent study has discovered Pak1 plays a cardioprotective role during the pathogenesis of cardiac hypertrophy and thus heart failure < sup > 27 </ sup >.

Contrary to popular belief, Kaiser Wilhelm II during his visit to Jerusalem entered not through the New Gate, but through the " Hole in the Wall ", made so that he wouldn't have to dismount his carriage to enter the city.

Contrary to outdated visions of late antiquity, the Greek peninsula was most likely one of the most prosperous regions of the Roman and later the Byzantine Empire.

Contrary to predictions, by late on September 22, the storm had turned northeast, and some residents of Florida were still unaware of the storm's threat despite the issuance of hurricane warnings 24 hours in advance.

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 to stories told by Moe, the role of " Knobby Walsh " in the Joe Palooka series did not come along until late 1935, after Shemp had been at Vitaphone for three years and had already appeared in almost thirty short subjects.

Contrary to his radical reputation, he endorsed some conservative positions in the late 1960s, including capital punishment, respect for the U. S. flag, and American involvement in Vietnam.

Contrary to rumour, it was not begun to assist Queen Alexandra, who was constantly late, but to " create " more evening daylight for hunting in the winter.

Contrary to frequent claims that maca's cultivation was common in what is today Peru, it has been shown that until the late 1980s, maca has only been cultivated in a limited area around Lake Junin, in Central Peru.

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 early speculation that the gyroball was a late moving breaking ball, the fact that the pitch travels with a bullet-spin denotes that the baseball is stabilized, hence the lack of movement.

Contrary to outdated visions of late antiquity, the Greek peninsula was most likely one of the most prosperous regions of the Roman Empire.

Contrary to early hopes that seabed mining would generate extensive revenues for both the exploiting countries and the Authority, no technology has yet been developed for gathering deep-sea minerals at costs that can compete with land-based mines.

Contrary to popular belief, the song is not autobiographical of Simon's early life in New York City.

Contrary to some early expectations, Downes did not perform with Yes, although their set list included two songs from the 1980 album Drama, which featured Downes on keys.

Contrary to the story in the book, he was not killed in action, but continued as a career Naval officer until retirement, and lived until early 1998.

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 many opinions that voter backlash would occur, research early in the 2012 campaign indicated most voters found negative advertising informative and candidates benefited from negative advertising sponsored by PACs.

Contrary to popular belief, Moran managed to keep control of his territory and what remained of his gang through the end of Prohibition and through the early 1930s.

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 early reports, Isaac Brock of Modest Mouse and Elijah Wood do not appear in the film's final cut.

Contrary to early concept art, the faction leaders in Beast Wars are not the same as the ones in the original cartoon series.

Contrary to popular belief, foreign cars had competed in NASCAR competition in the early days of the sanctioning body ; indeed, a Jaguar won a NASCAR-sanctioned race in the Grand National division ( predecessor to the modern Sprint Cup Series ) at a road course in Linden, New Jersey in 1954, according to commentator Mike Joy, and the last foreign-made car to compete in a NASCAR-sanctioned event was an MG at one Grand National race in 1963 ( before Toyota entered the Nextel Cup Series at the beginning of the 2007 season.

Contrary to early optimism, plasma displays never saw the massive economies of scale that were expected, and remained expensive.

Contrary to Merriman's death in the movie, Slotin's accident and death occurred after the dropping of the two bombs on Japan, and his early death was feared by some as karma after the event ; see their respective articles.

Contrary to previous estate publications, Vanderbilt was an early and ardent driver ; documents show he " upgraded " to the ' 13 Duryea ( from the previous year's model ) because the newer car featured electric lamps ( as opposed to oils ).

Contrary to early expressionism, the focus isn't on angst and turmoil, but rather seeing the world anew, as Cagli described, through romantic imagination.

Contrary to popular myth, Robbins was not responsible for their foundation, with most of the applications for reclassification already accepted by the University Grants Committee in the later 1950s / early 1960s.

Contrary to early reports, PL was not the basis for the Chrysler PT Cruiser's PT platform.

Contrary to what is sometimes alleged, no eyewitness source refers to Crusaders killing Eastern Christians in Jerusalem, and early Eastern Christian sources ( Matthew of Edessa, Anna Comnena, Michael the Syrian, etc.

Contrary to the belief of early archaeologists, many of these sculptures were large polychrome terra-cotta images, such as the Apollo of Veii ( Villa Givlia, Rome ), but the painted surface of many of them has worn away with time.

Contrary to early eastern European archaeologists, like I. Kovrig and others, B. favoured the idea, that changes in ornaments and manufacturing of belts are not signs of new arriving ethnic groups in the Carpathian basin, but simply changes of fashion and lifetime of certain processes of production of goods-and not ethnic conclusions.

Contrary to widespread belief, the " G-E-C " sequence is not a reference to the General Electric Company ( now a minority shareholder in NBC's current parent company ), which did not acquire NBC until 1986 ; however, GE's radio station WGY in Schenectady, New York was an early NBC affiliate, and GE was an early shareholder in RCA, which founded NBC by creating it as a subsidiary.

Contrary to popular opinion, Yunick designed the first " safe wall " in the early 1960s using old tires between sheets of plywood but NASCAR did not adopt his idea.