Sentence examples for a contrary example from inspiring English sources

Or, as a contrary example, Christmas decorations are made throughout the year, but their sales are concentrated in a four- to six-week period.

There is mixed evidence on whether extended nomination battles tend to hurt the party's candidate in the general election; the Democratic race between Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton in 2008 is often taken to be a contrary example.

We give a contrary example as follows for the proof of Proposition 3.2.

The situation in Piper L. (Piperaceae) offered a contrary example.

In the case of medical practice there is a contrary example: a considerable amount of research evidence on the quality of practice, but little sign of its widespread implementation.

While "MDNA" falls to No. 8 this week, and "Born This Way" sits at No. 161 in its 46th week out, the biggest contrary example of this trend is sitting pretty at No. 2 — Adele's "21" (XL/Columbia) had no extraordinary marketing when it came out last year, and no sales gimmicks, but it has barely budged from the Top 5.

Consider the contrary example of The Baltimore Sun.

The only contrary example in recent years was when President Barack Obama tossed the issue of Syria's use of chemical weapons to Congress.

One such contrary example from the Brassicaceae family is the genus Noccaea which includes important model species for heavy metal tolerance and hyperaccumulation.

Avoiding evil suggested a pretty low bar, but the vow itself — along with the founders' boast that "our business practices are beyond reproach" — was an invitation to find contrary examples.

But undoubtedly, there are contrary examples.