"contrary notion" is a correct and usable part of a sentence in written English.
You can use it to refer to a belief or opinion that is in opposition to what is already known or accepted. For example, "The professor presented a contrary notion to the widely held belief that humans can't evolve much further."
A Surrealist creation, in Mr. Zorn's description, taking its title from a construction by Joseph Cornell and based loosely in serialism, it is largely an exercise in brash instrumental color: an interestingly contrary notion for a violin concerto, though two wind machines proved at least one too many.
One the one hand, we agree with Lee et al that F595 is crucial for JAK2 V617F activity, but our results support the contrary notion for the wild-type JAK2, that is, F595 does not play a major role in the physiologic ligand-activation of JAK2, or in its inactivity in the basal state (Figures 2B and 6C).
Having spent and adored the prior year in Israel, I was also determined to reconcile the contrary notions of my Jewishness -- the conservative, patriarchal Jewish household where I had grown up and the liberal political and social ideas I had adopted.
How do I reconcile these two seemingly contrary notions?
On the contrary, the notion of delay-limited capacity is relevant for the applications that have the strictest delay requirement, namely, the required rate should be given to each user in each slot irrespective of the channel conditions.
On the contrary, the notion of gay marriage seemed to unify the vast majority of people in their discomfort with it.
It is the poor that are in trouble!' On the contrary this notion was dismissed in focus group discussions for the youth and by key informants.
And contrary to notions of Eden, coexistence has been all but peaceful and harmonious.
"This decision is not just wrong - it is wholly perverse and is contrary to any notion of natural justice.
Because these findings run contrary to the notion that abortion is a harmless medical procedure, the medical community is reluctant to publicize them.
Greece's powerful Orthodox Church opposes cremation, believing that it is contrary to the notion of the resurrection of the dead.
