Sentence examples for contrary advice from inspiring English sources

"contrary advice" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It is used to describe an opinion or suggestion that is in opposition to another opinion or suggestion. For example, "My parents gave me contrary advice on how to approach the situation."

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What was more, he had begun to dislike Netanyahu's style as Prime Minister: he found him arrogant, condescending, uninterested in the contrary advice of his elected ministers.

Before yielding to the marchers, Chief Johnson received contrary advice from an aide who could be heard telling him, "If we don't move, they don't move".

One of Reagan's gifts, however, was not to care about the wisps of history, or the contrary advice of his advisers.

A smart new book from McKinsey & Company, the blue-chip consulting firm, has contrary advice for its big-business clientele: the chief executive's job is to destroy the system the vice presidents would protect.

British opposition to a bag ban has been derided by Greens in the European parliament who have focused their fire on a strong UK stand against a ban of 'oxo-degradable' plastic bags, despite contrary advice from the UK environment department.

In the last review of the BBC's royal charter in 2006, the then Labour government insisted against a mass of contrary advice that a new organisation, the BBC Trust, should be set up – thus ensuring divided leadership at the top of the corporation.

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Contrary to advice about how to manage addiction, Sheen is not teetotal.

Forging deep bonds ran contrary to advice that many of the directors had received.

After the Food and Drug Administration gave the poultry industry permission to use fluoroquinolones to treat chickens in 1995, contrary to advice from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the increase in bacteria resistance among humans rose from almost nothing to about 18percentt.

But Pembrokeshire council says it has had contrary legal advice that the decision by the senior staff committee on September 2011 was lawful.

But concerns have been raised that they are being used to deal with repeat offenders and for those who commit serious crimes, contrary to advice.

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