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These results also contradict what emerges from egg remains and diversity of bones, teeth and other remains found in places like Spain,( and) of what we know based on the North American record, so I do believe these authors are misinterpreting these signals. – Alfio Alessandro Chiarenza	Found on CNN 1 year ago
I noticed that after every series of questioning on this side of the aisle, you choose to editorialize and contradict the points being made, i don't know whether we will have an equal opportunity to editorialize. – John Cornyn	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
I continue to enjoy teaching my students day in and day out, but the stigma of being officially labeled a' bully' simply for using a student's enrolled last name has been disheartening, i love all my students, but I shouldn't be forced to contradict my core beliefs in order to teach math in a public school. – Pamela Ricard	Found on CNN 2 years ago
The future of American government hinges on how the GOP comes to deal with Trumpism, this is pretty clearly yet more evidence that it's going to be a long time before the Republican party has space for people who are willing to contradict Donald Trump. – George Washington	Found on CNN 2 years ago
Those kids there at Abbey Gate, they don’t get a choice to resign,” Milley said, referring to the 13 American service members who died during the evacuation from Kabul in late August when an ISIS-K suicide bomber detonated an explosive vest. “They can't resign so I'm not going to resign. There's no way.” MOST READ House Appropriations Chair Rosa DeLauro fields questions about the politics of the federal debt in front of the House Rules Committee. Democrats back off debt fight to stop shutdown Top generals contradict Biden, say they urged him not to withdraw from Afghanistan Biden opposes changing Senate rules to raise debt limit ‘As adults, we failed’: New Jersey’s school bus driver shortage grows ‘dire’ Progressives dig in as Pelosi tries to save key vote – Mark Milley	added by MoWali 2 years ago
Each employee interviewed was given the opportunity, in a safe environment, to express any concerns, their own interview statements contradict many of the allegations in the lawsuit. – Alan Rosen	Found on CNN 2 years ago
But when governments exceed their constitutional authority and contradict what we are called on by God to do, we answer first to His authority. – Legacy Church	Found on FOX News 3 years ago
If there is a question between getting sick or getting a vaccine... this is a very dangerous disease which leads to quite serious consequences. So the answer is obvious here, the vaccine has officially been registered. Two stages of clinical trials have passed and we are now completing the third stage. Therefore, within the framework of a pandemic, in these conditions, this does not at all contradict any regulatory norms. – Natalya Nikolaevna Kuzenkova	Found on CNN 3 years ago
It would be an injustice to judge someone based on an interview that's being used out of context, they're trying to contradict how John Wayne lived John Wayne life, and how John Wayne lived John Wayne life was who John Wayne was. So any discussion of removing John Wayne name from the airport should include the full picture of the life of John Wayne and not be based on a single outlier interview from half a century ago. – Read More'They	Found on CNN 3 years ago
I also proclaim unequivocally my opposition to any terrorist action, attack, propaganda against the U.S. This undated file photo provided by the Sherburne County Sheriff Office shows Zacarias Moussaoui. Moussaou, the only man ever convicted in a U.S. court for a role in the Sept. 11 attacks now says he is renouncing terrorism. ( Sherburne County, Minn., Sheriff's Office via AP, File) He also renouncedAl Qaeda and the Islamic State terror groups. The motion was made in an attempt to relax the special administrative measures under which he serves his sentence. He also asked thatRudy Giuliani, New Yorks mayor at the time ofthe plot andPresident Trumps personal lawyer, or famed attorney Alan Dershowitz represent him in a civil trial. His remarks contradict his action during his 2006 trial, whenhe narrowly escaped the death penalty. During the proceedings, he taunted victims and flashed a victory sign after a jury opted to sentence him to life in prison. God save Bin Laden, you will never get him. – Zacarias Moussaoui	Found on FOX News 3 years ago
Under the supervision of the health ministry, all those low-risk economic activities will resume from Saturday except in Tehran, two thirds of all Iranian government employees will work out of the office from Saturday...The decision does not contradict stay at home advice by the health authorities. – President Hassan Rouhani	Found on Reuters 4 years ago
The FTZs have reduced opportunities for local government taxes and also contradict Beijing's attempt to reduce capital flight, there are many conflicting desires in the FTZ – and they can't be as effective ultimately as Beijing would hope. – Andrew Collier	Found on Reuters 4 years ago
I dont want anything from Meghan or Harry but Im not going to shut up until the whole truth is out there. I will continue to contradict anything said about me that isnt true, i have to stand up for myself. Im going to carry on speaking and Im not going to shut up. No father deserves this kind of abuse when hes been that good to his daughter. Ask anyone who knows us both. Ive been very kind and generous to my daughter. – Thomas Markle	Found on FOX News 4 years ago
President Trump has repeatedly demonstrated that he is seemingly incapable of hearing facts that contradict his own views. – Mark Warner	Found on Reuters 4 years ago
President Trump has repeatedly demonstrated that President Trump is seemingly incapable of hearing facts that contradict President Trump own views, the mission of Intelligence Community is to speak truth to power ; Yet in pushing out two dedicated public servants in as many weeks, once again the President has shown that he has no problem prioritizing his political ego even if it comes at the expense of our national security. – Mark Warner	Found on CNN 4 years ago
We pray for peace, not war. Love, not hate. Benevolence, not greed.Unity, not division, and, we commit ourselves to not betraying our prayers with actions that contradict them. – Omar Suleimanof Irving	Found on FOX News 4 years ago
In light of this sad revelation, Archie Parnell has no choice but to withdraw from the race for the 5th Congressional District, archie Parnell actions, though long ago, directly contradict the values of South Carolina Democratic Party. – Trav Robertson	Found on CNN 5 years ago
It is my firmest belief that every human being has the freedom and right to identify, dress, and represent oneself as they see fit, i think this is all an attempt to silence my views personally because they contradict the ones she pushes in class so evidently. – Lake Ingle	Found on FOX News 6 years ago
Instead of acknowledging that the German-built parts were used in Iranian rockets to gas children in Syria, BAFA stuck to its standard manual, alleging that the exported product was ‘ neither in military good nor a dual-use good ’ -- just as if there were no new developments which entirely contradict that claim. – Fox News	Found on FOX News 6 years ago
These discriminatory policies are serious violations against the fundamental human rights of the people of Taiwan, erode the principles of equality, and contradict the charter of the United Nations. – Brian Su	Found on FOX News 6 years ago
And unilaterally imposed and politically motivated sanctions on investment, trade and, in particular, technology transfer become its covert form, in our opinion, such sanctions not only have no perspective, but they also contradict the G20 principles for interacting in the interests of all countries of the world. – Vladimir Putin	Found on Reuters 6 years ago
We are ready to approach in a flexible way the issues of a possible easing of the regime of sanctions under Security Council Resolution 1988 on the Taliban, if this does not contradict Afghanistan's national interests, no one is talking today about achieving a victory by military means over the Taliban, while the implementation of the national reconciliation policy would in practice mean their return to power. – Zamir Kabulov	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
I don't feel it's my obligation every time someone says something I don't agree with to contradict them, and the President's a big boy, he can defend himself and his record and I'm going to go out and talk about the issues that the President and I disagree on and try to defeat him because I think that's the best thing that we can do for the future of our country, my position is clear, the President's position is clear. I don't think the President's a Muslim, but I don't think it's my obligation to go out and repeat that every time someone who feels that way says something. – Rick Santorum	Found on CNN 8 years ago
Acts of sexual violence contradict every value Baylor University upholds as a caring Christian community. In recent years we have joined university efforts nationally to prevent campus violence against women and sexual assault, to actively support survivors of sexual assault with compassion and care, and to take action against perpetrators. We have established and fully staffed a Title IX office that employs a Title IX Coordinator and two full-time investigators. Maintaining a safe and caring community is central to Baylor's mission and at the heart of our commitment to our students, faculty and staff. – The Waco Tribune-Herald	Found on CNN 8 years ago

These results also contradict what emerges from egg remains and diversity of bones, teeth and other remains found in places like Spain,( and) of what we know based on the North American record, so I do believe these authors are misinterpreting these signals.

– Alfio Alessandro Chiarenza

Found on CNN
1 year ago

I noticed that after every series of questioning on this side of the aisle, you choose to editorialize and contradict the points being made, i don't know whether we will have an equal opportunity to editorialize.

– John Cornyn

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

I continue to enjoy teaching my students day in and day out, but the stigma of being officially labeled a' bully' simply for using a student's enrolled last name has been disheartening, i love all my students, but I shouldn't be forced to contradict my core beliefs in order to teach math in a public school.

– Pamela Ricard

Found on CNN
2 years ago

The future of American government hinges on how the GOP comes to deal with Trumpism, this is pretty clearly yet more evidence that it's going to be a long time before the Republican party has space for people who are willing to contradict Donald Trump.

– George Washington

Found on CNN
2 years ago

Those kids there at Abbey Gate, they don’t get a choice to resign,” Milley said, referring to the 13 American service members who died during the evacuation from Kabul in late August when an ISIS-K suicide bomber detonated an explosive vest. “They can't resign so I'm not going to resign. There's no way.” MOST READ House Appropriations Chair Rosa DeLauro fields questions about the politics of the federal debt in front of the House Rules Committee. Democrats back off debt fight to stop shutdown Top generals contradict Biden, say they urged him not to withdraw from Afghanistan Biden opposes changing Senate rules to raise debt limit ‘As adults, we failed’: New Jersey’s school bus driver shortage grows ‘dire’ Progressives dig in as Pelosi tries to save key vote

– Mark Milley

added by MoWali
2 years ago

Each employee interviewed was given the opportunity, in a safe environment, to express any concerns, their own interview statements contradict many of the allegations in the lawsuit.

– Alan Rosen

Found on CNN
2 years ago

But when governments exceed their constitutional authority and contradict what we are called on by God to do, we answer first to His authority.

– Legacy Church

Found on FOX News
3 years ago

If there is a question between getting sick or getting a vaccine... this is a very dangerous disease which leads to quite serious consequences. So the answer is obvious here, the vaccine has officially been registered. Two stages of clinical trials have passed and we are now completing the third stage. Therefore, within the framework of a pandemic, in these conditions, this does not at all contradict any regulatory norms.

– Natalya Nikolaevna Kuzenkova

Found on CNN
3 years ago

It would be an injustice to judge someone based on an interview that's being used out of context, they're trying to contradict how John Wayne lived John Wayne life, and how John Wayne lived John Wayne life was who John Wayne was. So any discussion of removing John Wayne name from the airport should include the full picture of the life of John Wayne and not be based on a single outlier interview from half a century ago.

– Read More'They

Found on CNN
3 years ago

I also proclaim unequivocally my opposition to any terrorist action, attack, propaganda against the U.S. This undated file photo provided by the Sherburne County Sheriff Office shows Zacarias Moussaoui. Moussaou, the only man ever convicted in a U.S. court for a role in the Sept. 11 attacks now says he is renouncing terrorism. ( Sherburne County, Minn., Sheriff's Office via AP, File) He also renouncedAl Qaeda and the Islamic State terror groups. The motion was made in an attempt to relax the special administrative measures under which he serves his sentence. He also asked thatRudy Giuliani, New Yorks mayor at the time ofthe plot andPresident Trumps personal lawyer, or famed attorney Alan Dershowitz represent him in a civil trial. His remarks contradict his action during his 2006 trial, whenhe narrowly escaped the death penalty. During the proceedings, he taunted victims and flashed a victory sign after a jury opted to sentence him to life in prison. God save Bin Laden, you will never get him.

– Zacarias Moussaoui

Found on FOX News
3 years ago

Under the supervision of the health ministry, all those low-risk economic activities will resume from Saturday except in Tehran, two thirds of all Iranian government employees will work out of the office from Saturday...The decision does not contradict stay at home advice by the health authorities.

– President Hassan Rouhani

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

The FTZs have reduced opportunities for local government taxes and also contradict Beijing's attempt to reduce capital flight, there are many conflicting desires in the FTZ – and they can't be as effective ultimately as Beijing would hope.

– Andrew Collier

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

I dont want anything from Meghan or Harry but Im not going to shut up until the whole truth is out there. I will continue to contradict anything said about me that isnt true, i have to stand up for myself. Im going to carry on speaking and Im not going to shut up. No father deserves this kind of abuse when hes been that good to his daughter. Ask anyone who knows us both. Ive been very kind and generous to my daughter.

– Thomas Markle

Found on FOX News
4 years ago

President Trump has repeatedly demonstrated that he is seemingly incapable of hearing facts that contradict his own views.

– Mark Warner

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

President Trump has repeatedly demonstrated that President Trump is seemingly incapable of hearing facts that contradict President Trump own views, the mission of Intelligence Community is to speak truth to power ; Yet in pushing out two dedicated public servants in as many weeks, once again the President has shown that he has no problem prioritizing his political ego even if it comes at the expense of our national security.

– Mark Warner

Found on CNN
4 years ago

We pray for peace, not war. Love, not hate. Benevolence, not greed.Unity, not division, and, we commit ourselves to not betraying our prayers with actions that contradict them.

– Omar Suleimanof Irving

Found on FOX News
4 years ago

In light of this sad revelation, Archie Parnell has no choice but to withdraw from the race for the 5th Congressional District, archie Parnell actions, though long ago, directly contradict the values of South Carolina Democratic Party.

– Trav Robertson

Found on CNN
5 years ago

It is my firmest belief that every human being has the freedom and right to identify, dress, and represent oneself as they see fit, i think this is all an attempt to silence my views personally because they contradict the ones she pushes in class so evidently.

– Lake Ingle

Found on FOX News
6 years ago

Instead of acknowledging that the German-built parts were used in Iranian rockets to gas children in Syria, BAFA stuck to its standard manual, alleging that the exported product was ‘ neither in military good nor a dual-use good ’ -- just as if there were no new developments which entirely contradict that claim.

– Fox News

Found on FOX News
6 years ago

These discriminatory policies are serious violations against the fundamental human rights of the people of Taiwan, erode the principles of equality, and contradict the charter of the United Nations.

– Brian Su

Found on FOX News
6 years ago

And unilaterally imposed and politically motivated sanctions on investment, trade and, in particular, technology transfer become its covert form, in our opinion, such sanctions not only have no perspective, but they also contradict the G20 principles for interacting in the interests of all countries of the world.

– Vladimir Putin

Found on Reuters
6 years ago

We are ready to approach in a flexible way the issues of a possible easing of the regime of sanctions under Security Council Resolution 1988 on the Taliban, if this does not contradict Afghanistan's national interests, no one is talking today about achieving a victory by military means over the Taliban, while the implementation of the national reconciliation policy would in practice mean their return to power.

– Zamir Kabulov

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

I don't feel it's my obligation every time someone says something I don't agree with to contradict them, and the President's a big boy, he can defend himself and his record and I'm going to go out and talk about the issues that the President and I disagree on and try to defeat him because I think that's the best thing that we can do for the future of our country, my position is clear, the President's position is clear. I don't think the President's a Muslim, but I don't think it's my obligation to go out and repeat that every time someone who feels that way says something.

– Rick Santorum

Found on CNN
8 years ago

Acts of sexual violence contradict every value Baylor University upholds as a caring Christian community. In recent years we have joined university efforts nationally to prevent campus violence against women and sexual assault, to actively support survivors of sexual assault with compassion and care, and to take action against perpetrators. We have established and fully staffed a Title IX office that employs a Title IX Coordinator and two full-time investigators. Maintaining a safe and caring community is central to Baylor's mission and at the heart of our commitment to our students, faculty and staff.

– The Waco Tribune-Herald

Found on CNN
8 years ago

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