Sentence examples similar to at contrary positions from inspiring English sources

Ministers who voted against the plan did so from contrary positions.

Daniel J. Weiss, who heads the global warming program at the Center for American Progress in Washington, said Mr. McCain had often voted with Democrats on environmental bills but at other times had taken contrary positions.

We want them to take contrary positions to the market, and to put their money behind those positions.

As they left, Republican and Democratic leaders separately reiterated their contrary positions to waiting reporters.

He said he often took contrary positions for the sake of argument.

Those shows gave the atmosphere surrounding the biennale energy and dynamism while voicing contrary positions.

After all, many government employee unions will be taking contrary positions and doing so rather loudly.

At my daughter's middle school, some teachers take the contrary position, reasoning that their error raised a student's hopes; the extra points compensate him for his disappointment and reward him for his honesty.

Other Justice Department officials, however, have taken a contrary position.

She said I had argued a contrary position in an earlier case.

Most of the other district judges in the S.D.N.Y. had taken a contrary position.