Contrary to the Army's earlier reports, OT & E Director Jack Krings said the tests showed, " the SGT YORK was not operationally effective in adequately protecting friendly forces during simulated combat, even though its inherent capabilities provided improvement over the current Electric Vulcan gun system.

Contrary to their demonized public image, many hallucinogens and psychedelics have shown vastly better potential for actual curing of mental diseases that current medications only temporarily fix and in most cases worsen over time.

Contrary to the image of monochrome barrenness that most people associate with deserts, the landscape is spectacular, with its crisscrossing hills and mountains of all shapes and sizes, each with a unique hue depending on its mineral composition, its distance from the observer, and the time of day.

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 media image of attorneys, a great deal of litigation and regulatory legal work is spent conducting research in a law library or in an electronic database like Westlaw, LexisNexis or Bloomberg L. P.

Contrary to the popular image of an anti-communist, Letov himself claimed to be a " true communist ", a claim he did not abandon until the most recent change in his beliefs.

" Contrary to the wide-spread image presented by the media, these superordinate bodies of coordination cannot be compared with the executive boards of major legal firms.

Contrary to the popular image of rowers chained to the oars, conveyed by movies such as Ben Hur, there is no evidence that ancient navies ever made use of condemned criminals or slaves as oarsmen, with the possible exception of Ptolemaic Egypt.

Contrary to the popular image of the chained convict, as conveyed in the novel Ben Hur, there is no evidence that ancient navies ever made use of condemned criminals as oarsmen.

Contrary to observations with ethers, no apparent change of the reactivity of the chain ends takes place over considerable periods of time in benzene as solvent.

Contrary to popular belief, there is no evidence to support the assertion that the blue laws were originally printed on blue paper.

Contrary to popular conception, there is no evidence of a society or economy that relied primarily on barter.

Contrary to the modern-day picture of the traditional tyrannical pirate, he commanded his vessels with the permission of their crews and there is no known account of his ever having harmed or murdered those he held captive.

Contrary to early hopes that seabed mining would generate extensive revenues for both the exploiting countries and the Authority, no technology has yet been developed for gathering deep-sea minerals at costs that can compete with land-based mines.

Contrary to the legal principle of " no double jeopardy ," after the officers were acquitted, the government renamed the crime and tried the officers a second time for the same event and got a conviction from a jury with black jurors.

Contrary to tweening, every frame of a keyframed computer animation is directly modified or manipulated by the creator, such that no tweening has actually occurred.

Contrary to the Western perception of possession, a Loa has no need to remain in the horse ( possessed ritualist ).

Contrary to most states, the Icelandic Commonwealth had no official leader.

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 what might be expected, no effects of the broken English of the speakers were found.

Contrary to expectation, containing no residual sugar, it is not sweeter than other vinegars.

Contrary to popular belief, no Acadians are sent to Louisiana.

Contrary review articles have concluded that ECT is no more effective than placebo.

Contrary to ancient literature, they found no fissure and no possible means for the production of fumes.

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 what had been intended at its conception, the declaration made no direct mention of the Emperor at all.

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

Contrary to popular conception, there is no evidence that societies relied primarily on barter before using money for trade.

Contrary to popular belief, Matthew Lavelle of West Scranton, Pennsylvania, has no claim to the town's property.

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

Contrary to previous supposition, the evolutionary speciation of this genus is no longer thought to have occurred with the breakup of Gondwana through continental drift.

Contrary to all reasonable expectations, the force under Sir Ralph Abercromby took no direct part in this action ; consequently the allied troops engaged amounted to no more than between 15, 000 to 18, 000 men.

Contrary to the Jedi method of purging emotion and gaining power via meditation and training, Dark Jedi, like Sith, allow their emotions to empower them.

Contrary to ` Abdu ' l-Bahá's specific instruction, certain family members established illicit links with those declared Covenant-breakers by ` Abdu ' l-Bahá.

Contrary to popular perception, especially in the western world, Kama sutra is not just an exclusive sex manual ; it presents itself as a guide to a virtuous and gracious living that discusses the nature of love, family life and other aspects pertaining to pleasure oriented faculties of human life.

Contrary to popular belief, the Modular engine did not get its name from its design or sharing of certain parts among the engine family.

Contrary to popular opinion, Monks Orchard is not named after a monastery in the area, but probably commemorates a family named Monk, from Addington, who owned some of the land at one time.

Contrary to simplified accounts, the Banu Kanz never conquered Makuria, the largest medieval Christian state in Nubia, but were gradually married into the royal family.

Contrary to what is commonly reported, the Igla is not an improved version of the earlier Strela family ( Strela-2 / SA-7 and Strela-3 / SA-14 ), but an all new project.

Contrary to the Catholic philosopher Stanley Parry ’ s claim that Meyer did not even recognize the family as a natural community, Meyer called the family and state “ necessary associations ”.

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.