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 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 some opinions, the practical effect of the letters was highly significant — they made Grafton unpopular enough to end his ministry in January 1770.

Contrary to these opinions, chief classical music and opera critic for the Independent Edward Seckerson wrote a highly sympathetic review of the performance, calling Benny Andersson " a composer / melodist of startling distinction ".

Contrary to opinions expressed by some historians, Campbell did not leave because of the battle's outcome.

Contrary to popular beliefs involving him wishing to keep his music and techniques secret, Paganini devoted his time to the publication of his compositions and violin methods.

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.

Contrary to his lightweight and speedy portrayal in other games, the Smash Bros. version of Yoshi is a rather heavy character with strong attacks, quick movements, and a difficult-to-interrupt second jump ; on the downside, his attacks tend to leave him vulnerable if they miss, and outside his second jump his recovery is almost nonexistent.

Contrary to rumors that Franks had been sexually assaulted, the trial judge would later state that conclusive evidence convinced him that no abuse had been committed.

Contrary to what Watson believed, Holmes won against Professor Moriarty, flinging him down the waterfall with the help of baritsu, and then he climbed up the cliff beside the path to make it appear as though he, too, had fallen to his death.

Contrary to the position of the kind of social Darwinism sometimes attributed to him, he insisted equally on a distinction between the " struggle for existence " of man against nature and the " competition of life " among men in society.

Contrary to popular belief, Doubleday was never inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame, although a large oil portrait of him was on display at the Hall of Fame building for many years.

Contrary to the public perception of him being conservative, he voted while an MP for gay rights and abortion on demand and against hanging.

Contrary to contemporary media reports, Lahad stated that Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak had not tricked him.

Contrary to the first time that he became famous, Peniche felt more mature and comfortable with fame after his comeback ; this helped him continue on landing top roles at Televisa's main soaps.

Contrary to his progressive nature, inquiring mind, and abolitionist politics, we find him describing a “ motherly mulatto woman ” as possessing “ the passive obedience of her race ;” or Mexicans in California described as originating from “ a nation of beggars-on-horseback ... the Spaniards, Greasers, and Mixed-Breeds ...;” or Chinese immigrants in “ a kennel of straggling houses ” with Ludlow imagining them “ finally ... swept away from San Francisco, and that strange Semitic race ... either exiled or swallowed up in our civilization ...;” or “ the natural, ingrained laziness of the Indians .”

Contrary to popular belief, Lohner did not work on this song but was later told by guitarist Billy Howerdel that the song was about him.

Or, the Christian Urged to Strict Watchfulness, that the Contrary Part may have no evil Thing to say of him.

Contrary to reports published in the popular press, Thrower did not play for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers or the Toronto Argonauts in the Canadian Football League .< sup > 1 </ sup > He probably played with one of the many semi-pro teams in the Toronto and central Ontario region ( these teams, though seldom remembered, were seen as a farm league for both the CFL and NFL ) until a separated shoulder forced him to retire at age 27.

The gold gauntlets, calfguard and chestplate remain as well as the ' P ' insignia on his chest, but the cape is absent ( In the Ultraforce cartoon, it was Contrary who suggested to him changing form ).

Contrary to myth, he denied any involvement with the secret society Kentoc ' h Mervel ( Sooner Death ), formed by Berthou in 1929, though Berthou had approached him to join.

Contrary to appearances, Tony values his relationship with McGee, as seen in the episode " Probie "; Tony goes out of his way to support McGee and makes an effort to cheer him up.

Contrary to Byzantine court protocol and expectancies and similar to her predecessor, Eudokia Makrembolitissa, Anna was to be a new model of a powerful family matriarch.

Contrary to this seeming skepticism about the objective claims of science Nagel thinks that it is importantly true that science describes the world that exists independently of us.

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 analytical style of solving problems he describes bricolage as a way to learn and solve problems by trying, testing, playing around.

Contrary to reports, she has never painted actor Abe Vigoda's garage doors, and has never met the man.

Contrary to popular belief, Joe was not the man who was ranting about a " psychedelic concentration camp ".

Contrary to his posthumous name, he was regarded as a well-mannered, considerate man who, by circumstances out of his control, was forced to rebel against his father and who died as a consequence of the rebellion.

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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.

" Yuri Modin, one of the KGB controllers of the Cambridge Five, agreed: " Contrary to received opinion, it was neither Guy Burgess nor one of our own agents who lured Philby into the toils of the Soviet espionage apparatus.

Contrary to all other birds who store the urine and faeces combined in the coprodeum, they store the faeces in the terminal rectum.

Contrary to von Moll's report, the fossil was not missing ; it was being studied by Samuel Thomas von Sömmerring, who gave a public lecture about it on 27 December 1810.

Contrary to Herodotus, who portrays the gods as active agents in human affairs, Thucydides attributes the existence of the divine entirely to the needs of political life.

Contrary to claims of homosexual terminology, Sir Donald Sinden, an actor who met two of the play's original cast ( Irene Vanbrugh, Gwendolen and Allan Aynesworth, Algernon ), and Lord Alfred Douglas, wrote to The Times to dispute suggestions that " Earnest " held any sexual connotations:

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, " oetel " in the name " Oeteldonk " is not a referral to a frog but is a facetious reference to the's-Hertogenbosch Bishop Adrianus Godschalk who came from the village of Den Dungen, and he often fulminated against the ' pagan ' Carnaval festivities.

Contrary to this one or any one opinion of any individual surgeon it has been shown that while there is a learning curve for a hand surgeon who begins to use an endoscopic technique to release the transverse carpal ligament no significant safety issues or morbididty associated with the endoscopic method exist.

Contrary to the Christian missionaries who have identified Nanook the polar bear spirit as the supreme deity of the Inuit, Silla is much closer to this role.

Contrary to popular belief, the name Saqqara is not derived from the ancient Egyptian funerary god Sokar, but from the Beni Saqqar who are a local Berber tribe.

Contrary to the popular urban legend myth, the Nazis did not discriminate against " Aryans " who did not have blonde hair or light-eyes, or had only one of these features.

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 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 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 popular belief, the white fleurs-de-lis are not taken from the banner of the kings of France, who used golden ones.

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 Keynes, who related consumption to current income, Fisher ’ s model showed how rational forward looking consumers chooses consumption for the present and future to maximize their lifetime satisfaction.

Contrary to the familiar caricature of the schizoid as uncaring and cold, the vast majority of schizoid persons who become patients express at some point in their treatment their longing for friendship and love.

Contrary to popular belief, pedophiles ( those who actively seek out children for sex ) are not the majority of users.

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 contrast between adult and child markets, reflected in catalogues, The Guardian observed on the occasion of the Carnegie Medal that " he main audience for Pratchett's 48 books, all busily in print, is teenagers, who are drawn by his irrepressible invention and sense of mischief.

Contrary to popular belief, the volunteers who made up the crews of the Doolittle Raid did not train for the Raid itself at Columbia.

Contrary to his plans, this marriage wasn't calmed the situation on the Silesian-Greater Poland border, but allowed Przemysł to recover Kalisz from Duke Władysław of Opole ( who in turn obtain this land from Henry I the Bearded in 1234 ), but failed in his attempt to recover Wieluń, who was only annexed to Greater Poland in 1249.