Sentence examples for I think contrary from inspiring English sources

The phrase "I think contrary" is not correct in standard written English.
It seems to be an attempt to express a disagreement or an opposing viewpoint, but it is not a commonly used construction.
Example: "I think contrary to what most people believe about the issue."
Alternatives: "I think otherwise" or "I disagree."

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Justice Scalia: > What if I am an aficionado of bullfights and I think, contrary to the animal cruelty people, that they ennoble both beast and man ….

I think, contrary to the sentiments voiced in many of the comments here, that we are in danger of being altogether too sinophile and being too ready to snort that Western Medical Science doesn't have all the answers.

To suggest that we now want to consider getting rid of the sheriff is contrary to the assurances provided to the voters and I think contrary to the sentiment of the overwhelming majority of residents, including the lesbian and gay community.

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In fact, I think the contrary is true," Netanyahu said on Sunday.

I'm not a fan of the right to be forgotten, which I think is contrary to a lot of our First Amendment beliefs.

I think that, contrary to what many people might feel, we have demonstrated through this Institute and others that urban education, urban public school education, can he an outstanding venture.

"The notion that President Bush could somehow tie the hands of the next president, I think, is contrary to how our democracy's supposed to work," Mr. Obama said then.

The notion that President Bush could somehow tie the hands of the next president, I think, is contrary to how our democracy's supposed to work and the voices of the American people who spoke out in 2006 and I expect will speak out again in 2008".

In the Texas senator's opinion, "there is a limit to Obama's model that although he organized from the grassroots, the policies that he is pushing, I think, are contrary to the views and values of the American people, and so it becomes harder to energize and mobilize the grassroots".

"The notion that they're just immediately going to turn over $100 billion to the IRGC or the Quds Force, I think, runs contrary to all the intelligence that we've seen and the commitments that the Iranian government has made," Obama said, referring to the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps and its special forces units abroad.

"I think it's contrary to the whole notion of charity," he said.

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