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 the communist policy, Autobiography appreciated the " formalist " art of Mir Iskusstva and dismissed " some critics applying Marxist analysis " as utterly incompetent.

Contrary to usual organization-position evaluations, the position to which research-staff members report administratively will not necessarily encompass the duties of the research-staff member, therefore, are not necessarily evaluated as highly.

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 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.

Contrary to brownian motion, which is the diffusion of a single particle, interactions between particles may have to be considered, unless the particles form an ideal mix with their solvent ( ideal mix conditions correspond to the case where the interactions between the solvent and particles are identical to the interactions between particles and the interactions between solvent molecules ; in this case, the particles do not interact when inside the solvent ).

Contrary to popular belief, the Marshall Plan, which was extended to also include Western Germany after it was realized that the suppression of the Western German economy was holding back the recovery of the rest of Europe, was not the main force behind the Wirtschaftswunder.

Contrary to America's policy which restrained armament ( limited equipment was provided for infantry and police forces ) to South Korea, Stalin extensively armed Kim Il Sung's North Korean army and air forces with military equipment ( to include T-34 / 85 tanks ) and " advisors " far in excess of those required for defensive purposes ) in order to facilitate Kim's ( a former Soviet Officer ) aim of conquering the rest of the Korean peninsula.

Contrary to the typical steganographic methods which utilize digital media ( images, audio and video files ) as a cover for hidden data, network steganography utilizes communication protocols ' control elements and their basic intrinsic functionality.

Contrary to the α phase which crystallizes in isometric grains, the β form exhibits a columnar habit.

Contrary to other international missions and parts of the SA Parliamentary Mission, the mission congratulated the people of Zimbabwe for holding a peaceful, credible and well-mannered election which reflects the will of the people.

Contrary to popular belief, DC building height laws have never referenced the height of the Capitol building, which rises to.

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, the opera was not written to celebrate the opening of the Suez Canal in 1869, nor that of the Khedivial Opera House ( which opened with Verdi's Rigoletto ) in the same year.

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 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 earlier observations, recent studies emerging from some developing countries ( India, Bangladesh and Indonesia ) have strongly suggested that dosing expectant mothers in the population in which vitamin A deficiency is common and maternal mortality is high can greatly reduce maternal mortality ratio Similarly, dosing newborn infants with 50, 000 IU ( 15 mg ) of vitamin A within 2 days of birth, can significantly reduce neonatal mortality

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 thought that much of the local economy is now dominated by tourism, Ooty is still a supply base and market town for the surrounding area which is still largely dependent on agriculture, notably the cultivation of " English Vegetables " and " English Fruits " grown locally.

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 Harvard architecture designs, however, which use separate buses, the 4004, with its need to keep pin count down, used a single multiplexed 4-bit bus for transferring:

Contrary to popular belief, the town does not sit on a barrier island but on a narrow peninsula which resembles a barrier island ( unless one considers a narrow man-made boat canal well inland that connects White Creek to Little Assawoman Bay ).

Contrary to this lore, the name Andover pre-dates the train wreck which is evidenced by train schedules listing Andover Station prior to the wreck.

Contrary to popular belief that Lake Junaluska is named after the famous Cherokee Indian leader, Chief Junaluska, the assembly is actually named after the nearby Mount Junaluska ( now North Eaglenest Mountain ), which is itself named after Chief Junaluska.

Contrary to other industries the founders and their families had little influence on the top-level decision-making of the leading German chemical firms, which was in the hands of professional salaried managers.

Contrary to the above definition, which applies to the field of Artificial chemistry,

Contrary to most biographies, which erroneously state that in 1931 he received his degree, he actually passed his oral doctor's examination on July 24, 1930, but graduated with a doctorate only on December 19, 1932.

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 popular perceptions of the development of the central and western San Fernando Valley as solely being a bedroom community for jobs in downtown Los Angeles and Burbank, Panorama City originally included General Motors ' largest assembly plant to date, as well as a Schlitz brewery that eventually came under the ownership of Anheuser-Busch.

Contrary to theories advocated by writers like Graham Hancock, according to Buxton the great rock-hewn churches of Lalibela were not built with the help of the Knights Templar ; asserting abundant evidence exists to show that they were produced solely by medieval Ethiopian civilization.

Contrary to popular belief, the Terraza was not Buick's first minivan – the GL8 debuted in China in 2000, where it was solely marketed and is still produced and sold today.

Contrary to popular belief, it does not deal solely with complex understandings of the nature of G-d, but also with secrets of prayer and the importance of Torah, the purpose being " to implant the fear of God, Torah, and pure worship into the hearts of the upright who are seeking the ways of God ".

Contrary to other rasterizers, Quartz ignores any Postscript or TrueType hints in the font and solely relies on its own algorithm.

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 floating-point arithmetic, in a logarithmic number system multiplication, division and exponentiation are easy to implement but addition and subtraction are difficult.

:" Contrary to what some have alleged, the Bill to implement Article 23 of the Basic Law does not provide for ' secret trials '.

Contrary to popular belief, the standard cat was not the most feared implement ; being made of rope, it was less painful than a leather whip or a wooden birch-rod, while the modes of application ( number and intensity of lashes, anatomical target, baring ) of any implement can be more important than its intrinsic potential.

Contrary to many mistaken reports, Lord Browne's role is not to identify or implement government budget cuts.

Contrary to this idea Plato held that the world consisted in pregiven eternal ideas and that language in order to be true should strive to reflect these ideas as accurately as possible.

Contrary to popular opinion, Zhao opposed the idea of expanding China's economy by allowing private individuals to purchase stock.

Contrary to common misconception, Reich always rejected the idea that the accumulator could provide orgastic potency.

Contrary to the idea of floral arrangement as a collection of particolored or multicolored arrangement of blooms, ikebana often emphasizes other areas of the plant, such as its stems and leaves, and draws emphasis toward shape, line, form.

Contrary to popular belief, the idea of the smaller front tyres was not to have a smaller " frontal area " to reduce drag, as the frontal area was still determined by the width of the standard-sized rear slicks.

Contrary to Gold's claim, Amichai said in an interview that it was his idea to choose the name Amichai: "... it was common at that time to change ( foreign ) names into Hebrew names ... ' Amichai ' was a right name, because it was Socialist, Zionist and optimistic.

Contrary to Clarke's expectations, there was no latent undercurrent of support for joining the League, only skepticism and hostility to the idea.

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 this idea, the research paper titled End-to-end arguments in system design by Saltzer, Reed, and Clark argues that network intelligence doesn't relieve end systems of the requirement to check inbound data for errors and to rate-limit the sender, nor for a wholesale removal of " intelligence " from the network core.

Contrary to the common opinion, Benjamin Urrutia insists that this version must be the authentic one, because: 1 ) It is strongly supported by the Criterion of Embarrassment: Jesus changes his mind, and agrees to somebody else's idea.

Contrary to the idea that prior to World War II the federal government refused to take responsibility for Indian health in Canada, the development of an Indian health policy and system had already taken place gradually.

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.

Contrary to Lorentz, Poincaré saw more than a mathematical trick in the definition of local time, which he called Lorentz's " most ingenious idea ".