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The selection process suffered from several inequities and non-transparent features that undermined the United States’ claim to the contrary.
On the contrary, China has aimed to undermine India’s sovereignty, by issuing stapled visas to residents of Arunachal Pradesh.
But, contrary to popular belief, that lesson is not that the central bank should shift swiftly to expansionary monetary policy, as the ECB did at the beginning of the eurozone crisis.
On the contrary, he should be asking how capitalism can be developed even further, with new institutions in finance and insurance to deal with the very important problem that his campaign has highlighted.
That such models prevailed, especially in America's graduate schools, despite evidence to the contrary bears testimony to a triumph of ideology over science.
Contrary to prior visual forms of cultural expression, including the movies, there is no longer a need for continuity in the flow of images; contrary to what happens with a novel, no mental translation is required because the sensual effect of music creates associations that are shaped not by narrative but by mood.
On the contrary, the US government’s heavy intervention in the American housing market is probably the most pertinent example of the state’s shortcomings, one that no doubt contributed significantly to the crisis.
Five years since its handover, and contrary to expectation, Hong Kong retains its rights.
On the contrary, leaders’ failure to discern, much less act on, the lessons of the Great Recession may open the way for a series of fresh crises, economic and otherwise, in the coming decades.
Contrary to popular myth, we have not turned the corner on AIDS – not by a long shot.
On the contrary, the country is now confronted with a major challenge, as domestic forces – in particular, the would-be separatists of Catalonia’s autonomous regional government – attempt to dismember the country.
Contrary to what many critics suppose, mainstream economists do not assume that these ideal conditions are always present.
On the contrary, economists tend to use these conditions as a benchmark for analyzing market failures.
Contrary to what many think, there is no fundamental bias against this medicine in mainstream economics today.
Competition, contrary to what many on the right believe, is not always good.
The problem is not caused by human irrationality; on the contrary, it arises precisely because bankers are acting rationally.
On the contrary, government has a significant role in structural transitions.
On the contrary, what is rotten in Ukraine is not its constitution, but its president, who is mired in charges of corruption and orchestrating the murder of journalists, and who is shunned by other world leaders.
Contrary to concerns that foreign banks would cut and run at the first sign of trouble, in the current crisis they maintained a remarkable degree of support for their subsidiaries in emerging markets.
On the contrary, the coming machine age could be a game changer in the battle for hegemony.
This week, the BOJ surprised markets by making no policy change at its meeting, contrary to the widespread expectation of a significant further easing of monetary conditions.
Contrary to some skeptical press reports, Obama’s summit meeting with Chinese President Hu Jintao in November was a quiet success.
On the contrary, its overland and maritime routes could attract considerable investment to participating countries – especially from China, as it seeks new avenues for deploying its vast reserves.
On the contrary, the arrest of Khodorkovsky has only whetted the prosecutors' appetite.
On the contrary, it would remove the Taliban’s unifying element and unleash developments – a vicious power struggle in Afghanistan along sectarian and ethnic lines – whose significance would be largely internal or regional.
Third, and contrary to prevailing wisdom in the West, Wang Qishan, one of China’s savviest and most experienced senior officials, has not been relegated to obscurity in his new position overseeing “discipline” on the Standing Committee.
On the contrary, in the mirror of Germany, the French must ask themselves fundamental questions.
On the contrary, China has argued for years that the main problem affecting Afghanistan’s stability is the India-Pakistan proxy fighting, and that peace in Kashmir is therefore the key to peace in Afghanistan.
Let them speak, so that they can be judged, not in court, but by contrary opinions.
But, contrary to what Samuelson believed, governments are haunted by fears of large fiscal deficits.
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