Sentence examples for contrary to our desires from inspiring English sources
He specifically contrasts approval with desire, arguing that we inevitably do what our hearts approve of doing, even if that goes contrary to our desires.
While we could have restricted the review to a limited number of exposures, years or countries, this went contrary to our desire to work out the scope of what has been explored in the literature.
"As you know, the Congress has the power of the purse and should use it as a tool to prevent the President from implementing policies that are contrary to our laws and the desire of the American people," the letter reads.
Self-abuse can involve acting in ways that you know are not in your self-interest in some larger sense or that are contrary to your desires.
Contrary to our hypothesis, anxiety and PTSS were not improved by the intervention, although trends in the desired directions could be observed.
From a practical point of view, the desire to be surrounded by more open space rather than less runs contrary to our best interests.
