And, contrary to reports, Rose was kidding when he spoke about leaving.
They're here to sell roses, yet contrary to what most tourists assume, they aren't from Thailand and the money they make doesn't go to their families.
On the contrary, I felt like Mia Farrow in Woody Allen's "Purple Rose of Cairo," as if I had believed strongly enough in a fictional world for it to become a physical reality.
Cut roses at an angle with a sharp knife, contrary to popular belief it is not necessary to cut the stem under water.
Contrary to what you might have anticipated, Ms. LuPone is less a Rose of billboard-size flair and ego than the sort of pushy but likable woman you might compete with at the supermarket for that last perfect sole fillet.
And contrary to what (the band) Poison would have you believe, not a single rose has one.
The leaks also suggest that Apple will sell the iPhone in the current three colours, contrary to previous reports that had suggested the next phone would come in a pink "rose gold".
To the contrary, the code had been devised just as Lincoln abandoned what he called the "rose-water" tactics of the war's first year in favor of the much more aggressive strategy signaled by emancipation.
Contrary to popular belief, you don't have to buy your Valentine long-stem roses every year.
Dinah Rose QC, for the Guardian, said Dominic Grieve, when he was attorney general, had behaved "contrary to fundamental constitutional principle".
