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per contra

[per kon-truh, per kohn-trah] / pər ˈkɒn trə, pɛr ˈkoʊn trɑ /


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Mr. Meighen, per contra, is described as "pale, intellectual, reserved," as "definitely urban."

From Time Magazine Archive

M. Berenger, also a member of the French debt commission, declared, per contra, that he would support the ratification of M. Caillaux's tentative agreement.

From Time Magazine Archive

M. Bonnet, per contra, is to be responsible for national economy and the direction of taxation and the revenue service.

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Pilsudski's military friends, per contra, continued to urge upon him the creation of an unconstitutional dictature with himself as dictator.

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And per contra, a little cheering feminine society might have assisted your benevolent efforts toward my reclamation.

From A Pessimist In Theory and Practice by Frederic Mayer Bird




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