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Likewise, contrary to the perceptions of Uribe’s supporters, Santos’s reelection and continued pursuit of peace is exactly what Colombia needs right now.
On the contrary, the Cuban government continues to detain prisoners of conscience and to criminalize demands for a society-wide dialogue.
On the contrary, many of the perpetrators later held senior government positions.
Contrary to Trump’s claims that his policies will “Make America Great Again,” he is deeply compromising his country’s role in the world.
Despite claims tothe contrary, renewable feedstock is finite, too, and its production is often associatedwith challenges such as deforestation, changing land use, and marginalization offood production.
Efficient use offeedstock is not a modern trend; on the contrary, it is based on longexperience in the chemical industry.
But there appears to be no “fear premium” on oil prices; on the contrary, oil prices have declined sharply since 2014.
Contrary to some perceptions, Europeans have not remained inactive over the last year.
On the contrary, she led a team that intercepted components of nuclear weapons at their source, whisked them away to the United States, altered them slightly so that they would not work, and replaced them.
On the contrary, they should join us at the forefront of the fight against climate change by putting forward ambitious national plans that leverage the leadership of subnational governments to achieve the needed GHG emissions reductions.
Contrary to populists’ claims of overreach, European institutions almost always do “too little, too late.”
On the contrary, it has a balanced current account, which means that it has enough resources to solve its own public-finance problems.
On the contrary, devising solutions should be a high priority, with the policy debate centering on measures that would help to create truly inclusive economies.
As enunciated in the fatwa issued by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, we strongly believe that the development, production, stockpiling, and use of nuclear weapons are contrary to Islamic norms.
On the contrary, China could now double down on its defiance, by establishing an ADIZ in the South China Sea – a move that would effectively prohibit flights through the region without Chinese permission.
But, contrary to popular opinion, the two actually have little to do with each other.
On the contrary, independence and professional expertise should be decisive.
Here, on the technical side, one important issue remains unresolved: contrary to what happens in the US, the European regulator lacks the authority to impose the break-up of a company as a remedy against its dominant market power.
Contrary to what such forecasting disparities may suggest, economists actually know a lot about the consequences of fiscal policy, at least much more than they used to know.
Indeed, from the beginning, countries with no history of fiscal prudence or sound economic policies lacked any motivation to play by the rules; on the contrary, they had every incentive to violate them.
On the contrary, Iran probably already possesses the knowhow to build a bomb.
For example, Kampala-based researcher Nicholas Kilimani’s survey of employment strategies found that, contrary to commonly held assumptions, youth unemployment rates actually rise proportional to educational attainment.
On the contrary, Russia’s imperial ambitions persisted, and persistence has paid off.
On the contrary, the recent escalation of Taliban attacks indicates that the approaching summer fighting season will be among the most intense since the war began.
Contrary to popular perception, the EU is not ruled by the European Commission in Brussels.
On the contrary, the National Front gains credibility by never having to test its program in government.
On the contrary, when the price of oil rises, so do costs in most rich, industrialized economies; thus, a rising oil price acts as a brake on growth.
Yet, contrary to the assertions of the USTR, we were hardly forced into these arrangements.
Instead, the strategy has been to state, in a bald-faced manner whatever one wants to believe and heap ill-mannered abuse on anyone who cites evidence to the contrary.
On the contrary, in America, too, there is more to the resurgence of populism than just economics.
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