Contrary to normal Western beliefs, Amin was informed of the Soviet decision to send troops into Afghanistan.

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 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 its normal migration routine, large flocks of Canada Geese have established permanent residence in Esquimalt, British Columbia, on Chesapeake Bay, in Virginia's James River regions, and in the Triangle area of North Carolina ( Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill ), and nearby Hillsborough.

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 small loop antenna, this design radiates in the direction normal to the plane of the loop ( thus in two opposite directions ).

Contrary to the normal occurrence that hurricanes leave a cold wake behind, Hurricane Dennis had made portions of the Caribbean Sea warmer, and therefore more favorable for tropical cyclone development.

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 later practice, Clement kept his old see, governing both Rome and Bamberg simultaneously.

Contrary to the practice at the time of retiring partners removing their capital from the firm, Hollingworth left his capital with the firm in trust to Jardine and Matheson.

Contrary to prevailing medical opinion at the time, Hunter was against the practice of ' dilation ' of gunshot wounds.

Contrary to the prevailing practice of American discount store chains, Walton located stores in smaller towns, not larger cities.

Contrary to practice in non-Iberian countries, should there be no heir apparent, the title can be ( but is not necessarily ) given to the heir presumptive – a daughter, sibling or matrilineal descendant of the monarch.

Contrary to orthodox Marxist praxis, which solely seeks to implement an unchangeable and narrow idea of " communism " into practice, critical theorists held that praxis and theory, following the dialectical method, should be interdependent and should mutually influence each other.

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 traditional Buddhist structure of separating lay and monastic members, the order combines monastic and lay lifestyles under one ordination, a practice not dissimilar to that which evolved in some Japanese schools of Buddhism.

Contrary to popular belief, there is no immunity from the law, nor are any subjects proscribed, but in practice the police tend to be tolerant and therefore intervene only when they receive a complaint or if they hear profanity.

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

Contrary to usual cinematic practice, Oshima shot the film without rushes and shipped the film off the island with no safety prints.

Contrary to the practice in New Zealand and Australia, the executive councils of the provinces of Canada are closer in role to the Free State cabinet, and are presided over by each province's premier.

Contrary to the practice in many constitutional monarchies, the Emperor of Japan is not even the nominal chief executive.

Contrary to practice in police forces of many other nations, detectives are not automatically senior to uniformed officers and hold the same ranks.

Contrary to the general practice of a road-clearing operation which consists in concentrating necessary troops to destroy in gradual steps the ambushes set up by the enemy along the highway, Hiếu intended to interdict the enemy to set up ambushed locations in resorting to diversionary tactic.

Contrary to usual military practice, Legionaries are allowed to sport beards and are permitted, when in their Tropical dress uniform, to wear shirts open at the chest.

Contrary to common boxing practice, Girgrah won her second division world championship by going down in weight, when she outpointed Wyman over 10 rounds in Washington.

Contrary to previous practice, each plant was designed to specialize in one manufacturing function.

Contrary to Western practice of assigning the senior Sergeant ranks to veteran soldiers, the Soviet ranks of Starshina and Sergeant were routinely assigned to 20 year old soldiers at the end of their 2-year draft.

Contrary to usual practice, it was allowed to be built at the low water mark, which made construction simpler.

Contrary to popular belief, and also contrary to the practice of some other countries, French women do not legally change names when they marry.

* Contrary to the popular belief that Bruce Wayne ( the real name of the superhero character Batman ) was named after John Wayne, comic book writer Bill Finger named Batman's alter ego after Robert the Bruce and Anthony Wayne.

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 an often repeated rumor that the band name originated from a Ouija Board, the name was inspired by the band's attendance of a Slade concert, where Petersson commented that the band used " every cheap trick in the book " as part of their act.

Contrary to the other Goetia Grimoires, this book does not denote the evocation of demons to do one's bidding or involuntary handywork, but describes how one might summon these infernal forces, solely for the purpose of excommunicating them from the life of the Magus.

Contrary to the Ptolemaic cosmology of the original book by his father, the appendix featured a detailed discussion of the controversial and still poorly known Copernican heliocentric model of the Universe.

Contrary to speculations among comic book fans, the models on the covers were confirmed legal adults.

Contrary to any claims, the screenplay and film are not based on any book.

" Contrary to the claims made in the Spectator article, the organization ’ s research staff has published more than 190 articles or book chapters in professional and peer-reviewed publications, including 121 articles in peer-reviewed journals including the Journal of the American Medical Association, the Journal of Adolescent Health, the Annals of Internal Medicine and the New England Journal of Medicine.

Contrary to what the title of the book might suggest, the scroll is not the Gospel of Judas but an autobiography of the historical Jesus in his own hand.

Contrary to expectations, American Idol is barely mentioned in the book.

Contrary to popular belief, he did not promote the cutoff that bears his name in his book.

Contrary to his portrayal in the animated series, Prowl was most definitely second-in-command of the Autobots in Marvel Comics ' ongoing Transformers comic book series.

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 his book description, this version of Armand was a fully-grown adult ( of Spanish origin instead of Russian ) when he was turned into a vampire.

Contrary to the title, this book's target audience is not children, as the book contains sexual situations, cannibalism and murder.

Contrary to Grabar's own understanding of East-West cultural relationship presented in History but in line with the rules of Soviet historiography, the new book claimed that Russians of the 18th century " yield nothing in their work to foreign contemporaries " and overstated the influence of folk tradition on polite architecture.