Contrary to popular impression, Eisenhower never seriously considered removing Patton from duty in the ETO: " If this thing ever gets out, they'll be howling for Patton's scalp, and that will be the end of Georgie's service in this war.

Contrary to a popular legend, de Broglie actually gave the correct rebuttal that the particular technique could not be generalized for Pauli's purpose, although the audience might have been lost in the technical details and de Broglie's mild mannerism left the impression that Pauli's objection was valid.

Contrary to the impression given by his public persona, Phillips came from a background of poverty.

Contrary to the impression given in the simplified diagram, the vast bulk of the vertical motion occurs in the Hadley cell ; the explanations of the other two cells are complex.

Contrary to the impression created by her success with " I Love the Nightlife ", Alicia was primarily a singer of rock, blues and love songs.

Contrary to the impression given by the singles, these were not all concerned with pailborne aquatic antics.

Contrary to some newspaper reports, young Bruce was not abandoned by his mother and stepfather but taken to live with them in Westbury, Long Island, New York in 1921, a passage of his life which he rather curiously chose to omit from his autobiography, giving the erroneous impression of having been abandoned.

Contrary to what many people believe upon first impression, " Ebright Azimuth " is not a person's first and last name.

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 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 popular belief, the SIS was not given to the dealers for free.

Contrary to popular belief, however, the speech was not given at the 1964 Republican National Convention in San Francisco, California as a nomination speech for Barry Goldwater.

Contrary to this, the dates given in Xenogears Perfect Works would place Xenosaga's events in the year 7277.

Contrary to his given name, Vale is considered the intelligent one of the group, frequently seen carrying a literary classic.

* Contrary to first-person shooters, however, the goal is not just to stay alive and reach the next level, but to kill a given percentage of the armed NPCs on the map.

Contrary to all precedent a Foreign Affairs, Maxwell was not given the right to reply.

Contrary to its given name, the expressway does not enter either Elgin or O ' Hare International Airport, giving it a somewhat infamous reputation as a " road to nowhere ".

Contrary to some reports, Dez has often spoken freely of his time in Coal Chamber, although he has given no indication of any desire to reform the band.

Contrary to popular belief, the Marvelettes never received the song, " Where Did Our Love Go ", which the Supremes later recorded as their first number-one hit, though Wanda Young-Rogers was to have said that she thought the song was " absolutely ridiculous ".

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 some reports, SASR did not provide a security team for service in Cambodia although a number of SAS qualified signallers from 152 Signal Squadron were deployed as part of the Australian military contribution to the United Nations Advance Mission in Cambodia ( UNAMIC ) and FCU UNTAC.

Contrary theories of meta-ethics have trouble even formulating the statement " this moral belief is wrong ," and so they cannot resolve disagreements in this way.

Contrary to that statement, however, the game was later reinstated on August 22, 2008.

* Contrary to Den's statement in the film ( voiced by John Candy ), Den did not, in fact, have a problem " running around with dork hanging out " as he often did in the graphic novels.

Contrary to Howe's statement that the group found the remains of a " General among the Nephites ," all of the recorded accounts agree that Zelph was identified as a Lamanite.

Contrary to normal practice the book was written after the TV series was produced, although the line " Basis for the acclaimed public television triumph " is written on the front cover, using the program transcripts as reference.

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

To The Contrary with Bonnie Erbé is PBS ’ s all women news-analysis program.

Contrary to popular belief of non-Charlotte residents, the school no longer has magnet programs as the International Baccalaureate program was relocated to another school several years ago.

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 the canonical Christian Gospels, and in accordance with the Islamic view of Jesus, this later " Gospel of Barnabas " states that Jesus was not the son of God, but a prophet and messenger.

Contrary to popular belief, the Louisiana code does not directly derive from the Napoleonic Code, as the latter was enacted in 1804, one year after the Louisiana Purchase.

Contrary to Communist propaganda that Chiang was pro-capitalism, Chiang Kai-shek antagonized the capitalists of Shanghai, often attacking them and confisticating their capital and assets for the use of the government.

Contrary to popular belief John Hugenholtz cannot be credited with the design of the Zandvoort track, although he was involved as the Nederlandse Automobiel Ren Club chairman ( the Dutch Auto Racing Club ) before becoming the first track director in 1949.

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 Anton's assertions, the Pennant claim in 1790 was not the first time this had been discussed or put to print, as the Martin Martin texts predate Pennant by almost 100 years.

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 false Communist propaganda that Chiang was pro capitalist, Chiang Kai-shek was the enemy and behaved in an antagonist manner to the capitalists of Shanghai, often attacking them and confisticating their capital and assets for the use of the government, even while he was fighting the communists.

" 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 popular belief in American and British circles, the Luftwaffe was not " the hand maiden of the German Army ".

Contrary to mainstream Islam, the Ahmadis do not believe that Jesus is alive in heaven, but that he survived the crucifixion and migrated towards the east where he died a natural death and that Ghulam Ahmad was only the promised spiritual second coming and likeness of Jesus, the promised Messiah and Mahdi.

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 expectation, Đukanović's response to the power change in Belgrade was not to further push the agenda outlined in his Platform, but instead to suddenly start pushing for full independence, thus completely dropping the Platform in the process.

The joke was that " SECAM " stood for " Something exceedingly Contrary to the American Method " versus NTSC " Never Twice the Same Color " whilst " Peace At Last " or " Perfection At Last " could only be obtained through the PAL system.

Contrary to later biographers ' claims, she was never entirely blind, but perhaps suffered from cataracts.