per contra
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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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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.
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M. Bonnet, per contra, is to be responsible for national economy and the direction of taxation and the revenue service.
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Mr. Meighen, per contra, is described as "pale, intellectual, reserved," as "definitely urban."
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And, per contra, suppose that it should only prove possible to me to receive an image of Miss Scatcherd, or her congeners....
From When Ghost Meets Ghost by De Morgan, William Frend