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per contra

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


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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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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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Hence the human mind is being awakened to study and dive into the depths of that life within life, wherein dwell the disembodied, the so-called dead, the angels, and, per contra, the devils.

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