Contrary to his usual practice, Conté did not appear on television to mark Tabaski earlier in December 2008, and this sparked renewed speculation, as well as concern about the possibility of violence in the event of his death.

Contrary to popular belief, the cremated remains are not ashes in the usual sense.

Contrary to usual cinematic practice, Oshima shot the film without rushes and shipped the film off the island with no safety prints.

Contrary to his usual nature, Raistlin holds a soft spot for others who are treated poorly because of weaknesses that are not their fault ( such as gully dwarves ).

Contrary to usual military practice, Legionaries are allowed to sport beards and are permitted, when in their Tropical dress uniform, to wear shirts open at the chest.

Contrary to the usual pattern, after the first fifteen minutes or so of qualifying, the track became slower as more rubber was laid down.

Contrary to the usual convention, T may not be defined on the whole space B < sub > 1 </ sub >.

Contrary to usual etiquette, nearly all exhibits are meant to be touched.

Contrary to the usual express station layout, the inner tracks serve the C local trains while the outer tracks serve the A express trains.

Contrary to usual practice, it was allowed to be built at the low water mark, which made construction simpler.

Contrary to the usual assumption, it is not named for Saint Anne but is an acronym of the surnames of the then-three provincial officials: Governor Nicasio < u > A </ u > rranz ; and Provincial Board members Federico < u > N </ u > avarro ; and Roberto < u > A </ u > vena.

Contrary to the usual SSL utilization patterns, it does not require the dedicated Certificate authority to perform the user authorization.

Contrary to classical mechanics, one can never make simultaneous predictions of conjugate variables, such as position and momentum, with accuracy.

Contrary to its intended purpose of strengthening the position of the King against the revolutionaries, the Brunswick Manifesto had the opposite effect of greatly undermining Louis's already highly tenuous position in Paris.

Contrary to popular belief, Centerville owes its name not to its geographical position within the state of Georgia, but its position between Byron and Wellston ( now Warner Robins ).

Contrary to previous claims, the pattern of results in the continuous distractor paradigm is seen as completely consistent with the account offered by multistore models of serial position effects in standard free recall.

Afton had offered her the position of resident singer on the BBC's Quite Contrary television show, to replace Joan Regan.

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, he painted in a standing position, not lying on his back.

Contrary to the Calvinist position, Lutherans hold that whenever the Holy Spirit works outwardly through the Word and sacraments, he always acts inwardly through them as well.

Contrary to popular belief, there is no such position in the FBI called " profiler ", a position commonly seen on television and in cinema.

Contrary to the position in most Common Law jurisdictions, the breach of proprietary rights is a criminal offense in France: contrefaçon ( Arts.

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.