Many state and federal court cases have not only prohibited the teaching of creationism and intelligent design in public-school classrooms , but have also restrained teachers from introducing arguments against evolution in contravention of a school district 's curriculum .
That is a very fine distinction , and it will receive a greater test in november , when voters in washington state , oregon and colorado decide whether-in direct contravention of federal law-to legalise marijuana for recreational use .
The judgment this week in the arms-trafficking case to angola concerned the supply , in contravention of a united nations arms embargo , of landmines , shells , tanks , helicopters and naval vessels to the angolan government between 1993 and 1998 , during its civil war .
These kind of gestures don 't always end well - starbucks famously had to cancel its widely-publicised free coffee on us presidential election day when it emerged that it could be a contravention of electoral law .
One of the plants was separated from residences in gaohe by only a narrow road , it added , in contravention of environmental protection guidelines .
在高河镇,其中一个工厂与住宅仅隔一条窄巷,这违反了环境保护准则。
Article 2 adoption shall be in the interest of the upbringing and growth of adopted minors , in conformity with the principle of equality and voluntariness , and not in contravention of social morality .
Recently , for example , mugabe made a populist speech to assert zimbabwe 's disdain for western help , in direct contravention of the policy agreed with tsvangirai .
First , in contravention both of international agreements and britain 's own stated policy , aid for the project was linked to unrelated orders malaysia placed for british defence equipment .