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On the contrary, they jumped at the opportunity to hide their responsibility when disoriented politicians blamed other non-bank financial activities, which they have misnamed “shadow banking.”
Booming trade in the region has failed to mute or moderate territorial and other disputes; on the contrary, it has only sharpened regional geopolitics and unleashed high-stakes brinkmanship.
On the contrary, it suffers from some fundamental weaknesses – beginning at the highest level of government.
So, it looks like Republicans will continue to delude themselves that supply-side, trickle-down tax policies work, in spite of the overwhelming weight of evidence to the contrary.
On the contrary, the rising threat of radicalization stems from delaying Saleh’s departure.
And Israel, contrary to North Korea – a regime doomed to disappear into a single Korea united by freedom and capitalism – is here to stay.
On the contrary, China now reports that it is rounding up “criminals” across Tibet and will “re-educate” them about their misguided beliefs in Tibetan freedom and independence.
The problem is that many contrary economic signals are now appearing.
For example, in terms of value added (the value of output after deducting the cost of materials and components), China, contrary to popular impression, is not yet the manufacturing center of the world.
Moreover, contrary to popular belief, much of the dramatic poverty reduction in China over the last three decades was due not to integration into the global economy, but to domestic factors like growth in the agricultural sector (where mass poverty was concentrated).
Freedom from faith and tradition has not always led to greater contentment, but, on the contrary, to widespread bewilderment, fear, and resentment.
For, contrary to what some believe, they do not strengthen democracy.
Contrary to what happened in 1994, Berlusconi's current government survives, but whoever hoped for a free-market revolution will be disappointed.
The creationists are right about one thing: contrary to the impression given by much popular writing on the subject, the theory of evolution is in crisis.
On the contrary, his morbid logic is a perfect reflection of the paranoid vision that has taken hold in the Kremlin.
On the contrary, it was the general consensus among investors and advisers that Facebook was too large, with too much potential for growth and not nearly enough capacity to protect adequately the personal information of the platform’s millions of users.
The history of science clearly shows the contrary.
On the contrary: most people simply felt like expressing feelings of utter joy.
On the contrary, it is now a source of deep resentment among European peoples – resentment that, 70 years after the end of World War II, was supposed to have been eliminated.
But in the face of such weighty, if fallacious, testimony to the contrary, who am I to persuade my elderly friend to ignore his gut when it comes to thinking about the national debt?
On the contrary, it may be impossible to win North Korea’s assent to denuclearization in the absence of far-reaching domestic change.
On the contrary, it is a weight that must be borne as transparently, inclusively, and judiciously as possible.
Evidence, indeed, exists for the contrary.
On the contrary, in the race to prevent antimicrobial resistance (AMR), the world has a potent if underused tool: vaccines.
On the contrary, most of our printed tabloids and even one of our more traditional newspapers – which used to regard itself as a paper of record – have reinforced populist prejudices, much as Fox News has done in the US.
On the contrary, heterodox economists like Thorsten Veblen and Joseph Schumpeter long ago raised many of today’s cutting-edge issues in neoclassical economics, including the role of social norms and the relationship between technological innovation and business cycles.
On the contrary, even the mighty Germany seems to be coming down with something.
On the contrary, in many cases, migrants into Germany, particularly the young and skilled among them, have contributed to potential output.
Contrary to bankers’ claims, this is not a good arrangement for society.
On the contrary, many have delivered huge benefits, and that will probably continue to be the case.
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