Sentence examples for contrary to her expectations from inspiring English sources

Maternity has not, contrary to her expectations, eased Corrine's discontents with her life.

Contrary to her expectations entering Sweden, her national team coaches were watching, and they were impressed with her new mindset and tactical awareness.

Contrary to her expectations and those of other researchers in the field, the insects raised on the overgrazed land did much better, surviving at greater frequency and growing more quickly than those raised on fertilized plants.

Yet Rose Marie experienced the frustration of being overshadowed on the show by Mary Tyler Moore because, contrary to her expectations, the show was centered not on the writers' room but on the domestic life of the head writer.

Likewise, as shown in 14, 五娘 wu 3 niang 2 five lady 'Wuniang' (the female lead) expects 陳三chen 2 san 1 Chen three 'Chen San' (the male lead) to show concern for her, and yet he does not do so, contrary to her expectation.

All four of the fertilised eggs placed in Raunigk's womb developed into embryos, contrary to her doctors' expectations.

As she later described, her early experiences had a lasting effect, and, contrary to her mother's expectations, she decided that "a man, a child is not my destiny".

While it was contrary to public expectations, it was not a shift in policy.

Contrary to my expectations, much of the information I have picked up has proved invaluable.

Contrary to their expectations, the investigators found no increase in daytime drowsiness in healthy older people.

But contrary to some expectations, few borrowers are actually applying for loans over the Internet.