Sentence examples for Was contrary to from inspiring English sources

The finding was contrary to expectations.

He believed that this was contrary to freedom of expression.

She added, "That was contrary to our policies".

This was contrary to what Congress had intended.

But deliberately deciding midway through the quarter to miss earnings was contrary to good management practices.

"If it was contrary to how he thought, he'd lose it.

Dr. Bloche said such an assertion was contrary to what he had discovered in his research.

While it was contrary to public expectations, it was not a shift in policy.

The isolated incident described was contrary to everything we live and teach.

The Sapir-Whorf hypothesis was contrary to prevailing academic wisdom, and was effectively ignored.

"The T.L.C.'s reaction was contrary to the law governing service refusals".