Contrary to images of "going back to the Stone Age," this form of energy efficiency actually increases the levels of illumination (and thus literacy), while trimming greenhouse gas emissions, indoor air pollution and energy bills that mire the poor in poverty.
Contrary to his image as avuncular national treasure, Charles Dickens was a tormented figure, who likely fathered at least one illegitimate child and may have projected his affairs into his novels, says the actor Ralph Fiennes.
And perhaps he really wanted to — contrary to his image, he may endorse Mughniyeh's bloodthirsty ways.
Contrary to the image assiduously and malignly created for her, she was kind, decent, hard-working and, above all, brilliant at what she did".
Mr. Valentine, whose family has owned the drive-in since 1964, said that contrary to the image of the theaters as places to see a "naughty nurse movie," most of them play family-oriented films.
"Contrary to my image as a Texan with two guns on my side, I'm more comfortable with a posse," Mr. Bush said, according to an aide who was there.
Contrary to his image as a laid-back Southwesterner, Jefferson, who grew up in Phoenix, is the first Nets player at practice and is usually one of the last to leave.
Several local workshops soon began churning out the mantels, Mr. Baker said, in an operation that — contrary to the image cultivated by the Heat Surge ads, which show a horse-drawn buggy hauling space heaters — is modern.
He contends that contrary to his image as a woolly-headed idealist, Einstein was a savvy and politically astute champion of the underdog who made hardheaded choices about what organizations he would support.
And contrary to the image of the fundamentalist Muslim, Mohammed Atta, who was aboard the same plane, was seen drinking and playing video games at a Florida sports bar last week.
Yes, we are affected by the economic downturn, like other businesses in the financial sector, but we are working hard and doing very well, contrary to the image Ms. Widdicombe portrayed.
