Contrary to the thinking of 30 to 40 years ago, when all malocclusion was blamed on some unfortunate habit, recent studies show that most tooth irregularity has at least its beginning in hereditary predisposition.

Contrary to popular simplifications ( present also in some academic texts ), not all CISCs are microcoded or have " complex " instructions.

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

Contrary to popular belief, the maquiladora program was in place far before NAFTA, in some sense dating all the way back to 1965.

Contrary to the claims of some antievolution proponents, evolution of life forms beyond the species level (" macroevolution ", i. e. speciation ) has indeed been observed and documented by scientists on numerous occasions.

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

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 some reports, these transmissions were far from the first VHF telecasts.

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 what fans and some media speculated, the two-track download was not new studio material.

Contrary to some erroneous writings, the Banyamulenge are neither an ethnic group nor a tribe from the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Contrary to some descriptions, no detailed accounts of the pilot characters ' backgrounds were written into the pilot storylines.

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

Contrary to some sources, no railway personnel by the name of Covington were employed on this project.

Contrary to myth, the council chamber set was not redressed as a pool in the movie Superman as Beneath was filmed in the United States and Superman was filmed entirely in the United Kingdom ( with the exception of some location shooting in Canada and New York City and some background plates of desert land ).

Contrary to some news reports that some band members were injured, lead singer Geoff Tate has said in several interviews that he was misquoted and none of the band members suffered any injuries.

Contrary to some other former Communist countries in Eastern Europe, the economic and social transformation in Slovenia pursued by Drnovšek's governments followed a gradualist approach.

Contrary to Saint Augustine, some philosophers propose that conscious experience is extended in time.

Contrary to some of his predecessors and his successor as the Finnish President, Ahtisaari ended all of his New

Contrary to some accounts, Meyer was never married to Kitten Natividad, his longtime companion and the star of his final two films.

Contrary to some assertions, he did not marry a fourth time.

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 common belief, inbreeding does not in itself alter allele frequencies, but rather increases the relative proportion of homozygotes to heterozygotes.

Contrary to common misconception in the U. S.,

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 common belief, Bermuda is not located within the tropics, but within the Middle latitudes, or Temperate Zone.

Contrary to common belief, George Herbert Mead-whose ' concern with the analysis of meaning in social interaction paralleled that of Schütz, although it had been arrived at by a completely different road ' - was of little importance for Schütz, who was very critical of his behavioristic approach and his inadequate treatment of the problem of social action.

Contrary to a common misrepresentation, the Office does not process anonymous complaints.

Contrary to a common misconception, echinoderms do not possess an exoskeleton, as their test is always contained within a layer of living tissue.

Contrary to the Milesian school, who would have one stable element at the root of all, Heraclitus taught that " everything flows " or " everything is in flux ," the closest element to this flux being fire ; he also extended the teaching that seeming opposites in fact are manifestations of a common substrate to good and evil itself.

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

Contrary to common belief, The Man in the Iron Mask and Marquis de Sade were not prisoners at the château.

Contrary to common belief, the driver is not required to exit the vehicle wearing high-visibility clothing.

The New Zealand Rockwren is specialised for the alpine environment, in areas of low scrub and scree from 900 m up to 2, 400 m. Contrary to its other common name ( the South Island Wren ) fossil evidence shows it was more widespread in the past and lived on North Island.

Contrary to common legend, the bagel was not created in the shape of a stirrup to commemorate the victory of Poland's King Jan III Sobieski over the Ottoman Turks in the Battle of Vienna in 1683.

Contrary to common belief, White's attorneys did not argue that the Twinkies were the cause of White's actions, but that their consumption was symptomatic of his underlying depression.

Contrary to popular belief, the common law has been codified in many jurisdictions in many areas ; examples include the Law of General Obligations of New York State, the English law relating to marine insurance in the Marine Insurance Act 1906, which was originally judge-made common law, and the California Civil Code.

Contrary to its common name, the ground calls of the Whistling Swan are not a whistle and neither notably different from that of Bewick's Swan.

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 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 common belief and past classification, the tamaraw is not a subspecies of the local carabao, which is only slightly larger, or the common water buffalo.

Contrary to common belief, most of them were successful.