Example sentences of "[prep] [pers pn] to the contrary " in BNC.
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| 1 | And , by the Married Women 's Property Act 1964 , any money derived by a wife from an allowance made by her husband for housekeeping purposes , or any property acquired out of it , is deemed , in the absence of any agreement between them to the contrary , to belong in equal shares to the husband and wife . |
| 2 | BA has never engaged in such a campaign and the allegations made against us to the contrary are totally untrue . |
| 3 | Unless we hear from you to the contrary within the next days , you will be held as admitting liability ’ . |
| 4 | ‘ We have therefore suspended the Winchester Group as an appointed representative of the Norwich Union to take effect immediately and to continue until such time as they hear further from us to the contrary . |
| 5 | In the meantime and excepting certain problem areas which are causing difficulty , it can be said that the Secretary of State 's general policy is to align the new Sheriff Court Districts with the existing Local Government Districts , or a combination of these , unless good reason is shown to him to the contrary as a result of representations made to him or to the appropriate Sheriff Principal . |