The evidence, again, flatly contradicts this.

These lax procedures contrast jarringly with the president's powers.

Indeed, EU trade power contrasts sharply with the perception of a weakened Europe.

Israel as a nation of victims is, in fact, contrary to its founders creed.

Pursuing solely national policies on technology transfer runs contrary to that goal.

And it was doing so in pursuit of values that contradict everything for which democracy stands.

Public perceptions of the risk of violence associated with mental illness are at odds with the facts.

While Sarkozy claims that Europe is his priority, his methods seem to contradict his intentions.

We cannot accept the perpetuation of imbalances that run contrary to the very spirit of multilateralism.

That practice contravenes the Council's own rules and has emphatically been called unacceptable by most States.

His delegation wondered how the United Nations could be party to negotiations which contradicted a decision of its own legal body.

These rights and freedoms may in no case be exercised contrary to the purposes and principles of the United Nations.

Interagency cooperation and participation of local civil society are frequently part of UNCTAD projects.

In addition, the three sets of testimony contradict each other, and thus they lack the necessary credibility to be relied upon.

Kaczynski s words, however, stand in contradiction with what happened in Paris this July 14th.

Biased statements not only ran counter to the Agency's mandate and violated the principle of impartiality but also harmed its ability to fulfil its humanitarian functions.

I, for one, believe that the death penalty radically negates the doctrine of human rights, which is founded on respect for life and the dignity of human beings.

According to the authors, the State party's observations contradict Spanish domestic legislation and reflect a lack of good faith by the State party.

And how we tell stories visually, with music, with actors, and at each level it's a different sense and sometimes contradictory to each other.

If a policy is found to be contrary to the goal of promoting gross national happiness, it is sent back to the ministry for reconsideration.

These results fit badly with the typical argument that short termism has increased in recent decades.

The above data essentially contradict the predominant perception according to which, one of the basic reasons for violent behaviour is the low educational level of perpetrators.

Both the practice of States, as exemplified in the provisions of treaties of peace, and the pronouncements of statesmen appear to conflict with the principles laid down by the textbooks.

Similar inconsistencies are reflected in Qatar s foreign policy. Indeed, the country s relationship with the United States directly contradicts its links with radical Islamist movements.

Politicians often change their message from one speech to the next, but rarely contradict it so glaringly in the same speech.

The new strategy is a reversal of the policies of the late 1990 s, when the ADB changed its objective from economic growth to poverty reduction.

This structure contrasts with the pre 1980 business cycle, which rested on wage growth tied to productivity growth and full employment.

They would have understood that the calculations provided were at complete odds with reality, and they would have considered what to do about it.

On the contrary, I believe that the Iraq debacle underscores the value of the UN, and the need to strengthen it further.

Many of the laws in force in the Sudan today contravene basic human rights standards, and the Criminal Procedure Code contains provisions that prevent the effective prosecution of these crimes.

Third, there is strong support for the proposition that operations carried out pursuant to Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter will suspend or abrogate inconsistent treaties.

But here, too, the evidence contradicts such fears in fact, malaria deaths have dropped more than 25 over the last ten years.

Such joint and several liability, the plaintiffs assert, contradicts the Court s previous statements that Germany should not accept any financial commitments stemming from other states behavior.

US policy today is a study in contrast relative to America s unabashed exercise of leverage in the 1970 s and 1980 s, when Japan emerged as a global economic powerhouse.

Indeed, probably more horrifying to them than the collapse of the Soviet regime was the rampant prostitution of daily life, for it negated the meaning of Russia and of Russian womanhood.

But Obama is not really the problem at the heart of the issue is a model of liberal democracy that fails to respond to challenges that contradict the values it is supposed to uphold.

As recognized by Robert Chambers and Jethro Petit These fine ideals stand in contrast to a development landscape littered by failure, corruption, secrecy, greed and contradictory motives.

They are often passed down within families, so they elude social policies that are based on the notion that equality of opportunity can be created by government action.

The long term implications of the agreement stand in sharp contrast both to Obama s February 2010 budget proposal and to the Republicans counter proposal.

A high ranking revolutionary guard, Sajadi, entered the British embassy and such an act could be considered a war declaration, because the embassy is considered British soil. Such an act is in contradiction with Iran's constitution.

This stands in total contrast with the growing strength of America s Christian revival, with the evangelical right combining support for the Greater Israel of the Bible with a rather classical form of Anti Semitism.

Many of the composers had a direct connection to the Vatican and the papal chapel, though they worked at several churches stylistically they are often contrasted with the Venetian School of composers, a concurrent movement which was much more progressive.

In any case, the incremental nature of the talks belies the situation s urgency. Amid the current focus on regime change, a transitional government, and negotiating delegations, there is a real danger that the desperate humanitarian situation will be overlooked.

According to the State party, these recent amendments contradict the authors' assertion that the verdict in the Sjolie case would serve as a precedent, and that it will be more difficult to prosecute dissemination of ideas of racist discrimination and hatred.

It is not only that there is a large gap between official words and deeds I find that the words sometimes directly contradict the deeds in a kind of Orwellian doublespeak.