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It accused Huawei of using a Hong Kong shell company to sell products containing American components to Iran in contravention of sanctions.
WASHINGTON'S RELEASE OF MENG WANZHOU CAPS TWO WEEKS OF DIPLOMATIC MOVES ON CHINACHARLIE CAMPBELL / SHANGHAISEPTEMBER 28, 2021TIMEAnd, he said, many of the stops continued to lack reasonable cause for suspicion — in contravention of the consent decree signed before Krasner arrived — and thus required his office to dismiss them.
WHAT PHILADELPHIA REVEALS ABOUT AMERICA’S HOMICIDE SURGEBY ALEC MACGILLIS, PHOTOGRAPHY BY HANNAH PRICE/MAGNUM PHOTOS, SPECIAL TO PROPUBLICAJULY 30, 2021PROPUBLICAThe emails also show how NYPD officers downloaded the app onto their personal devices, in contravention of stated policy, and used the powerful and biased technology in a casual fashion.
THE NYPD USED A CONTROVERSIAL FACIAL RECOGNITION TOOL. HERE’S WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW.TATE RYAN-MOSLEYAPRIL 9, 2021MIT TECHNOLOGY REVIEWAs Sylvain notes, companies like Facebook sell their services to advertisers with the promise of being able to microtarget users for messaging—even when that may be in direct contravention of antidiscrimination laws.
HOW A DEMOCRATIC PLAN TO REFORM SECTION 230 COULD BACKFIREBOBBIE JOHNSONFEBRUARY 8, 2021MIT TECHNOLOGY REVIEWFor one thing, Baltimore’s consent decree requires that the city hire more police officers, in contravention of activist calls to greatly reduce spending on policing.
WHAT CAN MAYORS DO WHEN THE POLICE STOP DOING THEIR JOBS?BY ALEC MACGILLISSEPTEMBER 3, 2020PROPUBLICAThe first banishment for contravention of this regulation took place on January 6, 1905.
THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDSJOHN FOREMANAny law made in contravention of this section shall be void.
HOME RULEHAROLD SPENDER"Plump 'em up, and make 'em dainty," he advanced in contravention of his wife's talk of bread and beef.
RHODA FLEMING, COMPLETEGEORGE MEREDITHThis was in contravention to the solemn assurance given by the eastern Indians, of peace with New England.
GREAT EVENTS IN THE HISTORY OF NORTH AND SOUTH AMERICACHARLES A. GOODRICHWhenever a minister found himself galled or hindered, he would be inclined to suppose some contravention of the Bible.
FAMILIAR STUDIES OF MEN AND BOOKSROBERT LOUIS STEVENSONWORDS RELATED TO CONTRAVENTION
- annoyance
- bitter pill
- blocking
- blow
- bummer
- chagrin
- circumvention
- contravention
- curbing
- defeat
- disgruntlement
- dissatisfaction
- downer
- drag
- failure
- fizzle
- foiling
- grievance
- hindrance
- impediment
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- letdown
- nonfulfillment
- nonsuccess
- obstruction
- old one-two
- resentment
- setback
- unfulfillment
- vexation
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- nonfulfillments
- nonsuccesses
- obstructions
- old one-twos
- resentments
- setbacks
- unfulfillments
- vexations
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