Contrary to some rumors, the Krag-Jørgensen action can be modified to fire modern, high power cartridges.

Contrary to the views of his colleague and friend Alan Turing, whose work at The University of Manchester prepared the way for the first modern computer, he denied that minds are reducible to collections of rules.

Contrary to some modern designs, the ancient menorah did not contain anything resembling seven candles as they did not exist then.

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 modern roundabouts, its center originally was intended partly as a traffic island for pedestrians.

Contrary to popular belief the doge was not a duke in the modern sense, nor was a doge the equivalent of a hereditary duke.

Contrary to some modern beliefs, the spring actually consisted of cold groundwater seeps rather than hot springs.

Contrary to the image portrayed in modern day movies, the role of the Bomb Disposal Operator is to accomplish their task as remotely as possible.

Contrary to the English definition of the term, only the modern people of Norway, Sweden and Denmark identify themselves as skandinaver ( Scandinavians ).

Contrary to popular belief, modern palmists generally do not believe that the length of a person's life line is tied to the length of a person's life.

Contrary to common modern belief, however, stirrups actually did not enable the horseman to use a lance more effectively ( cataphracts had used lances since antiquity ), though the cantled saddle did.

Contrary to the popular belief that it is " destroying " the national language, grammatical standards are met in contrast to the modern Indonesian slang language.

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 the convenient assumptions of mainstream economists, significant external effects are in fact pervasive in modern market economies.

Contrary to popular belief, money creation in a modern economy does not directly involve the manufacturing of new physical money, such as paper currency or metal coins.

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 many modern RTS titles, where fire plays a secondary, " eye candy " role, fire in Stronghold is an actual gameplay element.

Contrary to this trend, the Rhymney Railway's more modern 0-6-2s were in generally good order and had proved successful.

Contrary to classicists, modern science fiction critics do not necessarily view the satirical streak of the story to conflict with modern notions of science fiction.

Contrary to popular belief, modern LCD monitors are not flicker free, since most of them use PWM for brightness control.

Contrary to some common usage, the Internet and the World Wide Web are not synonymous: the Internet is the system of interconnected computer networks, linked by copper wires, fiber-optic cables, wireless connections etc.

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

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

Contrary to usage in most other monarchies, not only is the heir apparent to the Monégasque throne titled Hereditary Prince, but whenever there is no heir apparent the heir presumptive legally bears the title of Hereditary Prince ( ss ).

Contrary to the common usage of " downtown " in other cities, this historic application of the term excluded the New Orleans Central Business District.

Contrary to the common mainstream academic and popular use of the term, Communist states have sometimes been referred to as " fascist ", typically as an epithet.

Contrary to Nietzsche, Pannwitz also included nationalist and mythical elements in his use of the term.

Contrary to what the term suggests, a spokesmodel is normally not expected to verbally promote the brand.

Contrary to the traditional / historical meaning of the term " Cur ", these dogs are neither mongrels, nor dogs of dubious breeding or value.

Contrary to reports, my remarks were not about Islam, but about Islamism – perhaps ' extremism ' would be a better term.

Contrary to the popular legend that Listerine coined the term halitosis, it actually dates from the 1870s, although it became commonplace in the 1920s when a marketing campaign promoted Listerine as a solution for " chronic halitosis ".

Contrary to many Mexican boxers, Canto was not a " slam-bang " type of boxer (" Slam-Bang " is a term that is used to describe boxers whose fights are usually action-packed ; Mexican boxers are usually stereotyped as " slam-bangers ").

Contrary to popular belief, there was no pun intended with the term trailer hitch when the movie's title was chosen to be advertised on its theatrical trailer.

Contrary to the belief of many who start this sort of diet, this form of dieting is neither healthy nor largely successful in achieving long term weight loss as it provokes a slow down of the body's basal metabolic rate-the body seeks to conserve every calorie and so weight loss becomes increasingly difficult.

Contrary to the term efficiency, the focus of efficacy is the achievement as such, not the resources spent in achieving the desired effect.

Contrary to popular belief, the lawmakers did not ban the term.

Contrary to popular belief, the term whitening refers to a brightening of the skin tone, not a lightening of skin tone.

Contrary to what the term suggests, a spokesmodel is normally not expected to verbally promote the brand.

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 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 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.