First, there is my firmly rooted belief that—however much the notion contravenes our commonly held conception of the so-called weaker sex—the perpetrator of these grisly deeds is a woman. ❋ Harold Schechter (1999)
The provisions of the draft law intended to criminalize religious practice contradict the rule of law, violates fundamental rights to freedom of religion and conscience, including the right to manifest religion, and contravenes the doctrine of neutrality. ❋ Joseph K. Grieboski (2011)
The legislation contravenes OSCE, European Union, Council of Europe, European Court of Human Rights and United Nations standards because it clearly discriminates against minority religious groups. ❋ Joseph K. Grieboski (2011)
This “contravenes” likelihood of confusion, so Stayart pleaded herself out of court. ❋ Rebecca Tushnet (2009)
A treasury spokesman said the U.K. had taken the matter to the European Court of Justice because it believes the ECB's recently published "location policy" contravenes European law and fundamental single market principles. ❋ Geoffrey T. Smith (2011)
The commission, the European Union's executive arm, says the law contravenes EU rules on the free movement of people, workers and capital. ❋ Angeline Benoit (2010)
By listing large hydropower among the technologies that deserve support, the IPCC contravenes international standard practice. ❋ Peter Bosshard (2011)
If you think it contravenes the plain language of a statute, even though it happens all thetime ❋ Unknown (2010)
Failure to disclose processes that each individual gemstone has undergone allegedly contravenes FTC regulations. ❋ Rebecca Tushnet (2009)
Such a sustained presence contravenes EU rules, said an EU official involved in border issues. ❋ Stacy Meichtry (2011)
Opposition from Germany and the ECB has ruled this out, and EU officials say the commission's legal service has also advised that it contravenes the treaty. ❋ Stephen Fidler (2011)
This military control is a 44-year-old unilateral action that contravenes international law and violates the spirit and text of important multilateral and bilateral agreements. ❋ Daoud Kuttab (2011)
It effectively contravenes what the Occupy movement is supposed to be all about. ❋ Axel W. Caballero (2011)
Anything else has no basis in state practice, to start with, for the good reason that it contravenes the most basic notions of military necessity — the enemy can decamp to someplace that is not “part of” the zone of armed conflict and cannot be attacked. ❋ Unknown (2010)
Some environmentalists argue that the Japanese action contravenes international agreements, such as the United Nations Law of the Sea, which obliges member countries to make every possible effort to prevent and minimize seawater contamination. ❋ Mitsuru Obe (2011)
"He ran a [foul] of [the law]"
This behavior contravenes with our [rules] ❋ BioNuc (2011)
