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On the contrary, they continue to refine their arsenals, while countries without nuclear weapons want them, believing that the nuclear club’s monopoly is a threat to the world peace.
On the contrary, economic growth in such contexts can be – and often is – politically destabilizing.
On the contrary, many of them are ostensibly America’s close allies.
On the contrary, compared to their likely future losses, European banks have raised relatively little capital recently – and much of this has been creative accounting, rather than truly loss-absorbing shareholder equity.
While Beijing/Shenyang exercise should have indicated to Russian leaders that China’s intentions toward Russia may not always be benign, Russia’s political and military leadership seem not to sense any threat; on the contrary, they continue to sell the Chinese advanced weapons.
Putin also suggested – despite all the evidence to the contrary – that Russia’s presence in Syria would not extend beyond the resolution of the conflict.
Western commentators, in particular, have twisted themselves into knots to avoid recognizing any Iranian involvement in the conflict, even as evidence to the contrary has mounted.
And, contrary to Trump’s ill-informed claims, trade wars are not good for anyone, as they undermine the division of labor.
On the contrary, today's commonplaces were yesterday's innovations.
On the contrary, it is not only controverting Europe’s fundamental values; it is also undermining Europe’s interests.
On the contrary, he is active in causes such as helping sick children.
But a partial economic reorientation towards Asia does not pose any real risk of disengagement from Europe; on the contrary, over the past two years, Russia has officially made a decisive turn in favor of closer integration with the European Union.
And yet, despite the growing evidence to the contrary, the assumption that all capital flows are beneficial has proved remarkably resilient.
On the contrary, it could not have been realized in the absence of publicly funded basic research.
Overall, then, China has not become more protectionist against the US; on the contrary, the opening process is continuing, albeit very slowly.
On the contrary, despite many loud assertions after the initial Brexit shock that things must change, there are many indications that business as usual will prevail.
On the contrary, we must confront those challenges head-on, including by facing some hard truths and demanding that some difficult decisions are made as soon as possible.
On the contrary, it was a source of large-scale disorder, not least through American support of regime change in countries near and far.
On the contrary, he understood their “burning hatred.”
When Italian philosopher Giorgio Agamben recently appealed for a Latin empire to assert itself against Germany, his call was widely rejected, with several of his contemporaries asserting that, on the contrary, Germany should serve as a model for Italy as it seeks to overcome its current malaise.
On the contrary, despite China’s massive GDP and trade volume, the renminbi’s share in the global foreign-exchange market remains negligible.
And, while China’s repeated reduction of export quotas for rare earths may not be contrary to WTO rules per se, particularly because the WTO recognizes environmental considerations as a basis for restricting supply (China’s own justification), it remains doubtful whether China’s export regime is really in line with the WTO accession protocol to which it agreed.
But, unlike libertarians, centrists do not think markets can cure all ills; on the contrary, in some cases (finance is the most obvious example), unregulated markets can be a source of instability.
On the contrary, Pakistan’s descent into jihadist extremism has benefited China, as it has provided an ideal pretext to advance its strategic interests within its neighbor’s borders.
On the contrary, it grants a right to die to those who may reasonably choose to exercise that right.
Contrary to territorial withdrawal, cessation of violence can be achieved only bilaterally.
On the contrary, any proper understanding of ideologies must reckon with their power to seduce and even genuinely convince people who care little about their emotional appeal – whether to pride or to hate – but who think they actually offer rational policy solutions.
On the contrary, it could easily become a global economic powerhouse – and within the next decade.
Despite repeated proof to the contrary, Western powers have remained wedded to an approach that endangers their own internal security.
Contrary to popular cliché, PiS’s victory in 2005 did not result from “reform fatigue,” since there were not many reforms implemented in 2000-2005 (except for an ambitious but partially blocked attempt at fiscal consolidation).
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