Sentence examples for contrary to perception from inspiring English sources

Contrary to perception though, he was not universally unpopular among team-mates at Ibrox.

D'Antoni values big men who can shoot and, contrary to perception, he values Gasol, the oft-forgotten, frequently underappreciated member of the Lakers All-Starr quartet.

The fish is filleted for its various parts, and a proportion is salted, cured or canned – contrary to perception, high-end canned tuna is twice as expensive as the fresh variety.

A18 Gains Seen in Test Scores New York City public school students have steadily improved on reading and math tests in the last decade, contrary to perception, the interim schools chancellor said.

Contrary to perception, Canada is not the largest of the United States, and domination in hockey is like the national flags Canadians wear on their lapels when they travel -- something that sets them apart from their noisier neighbors to the south.

And contrary to perception, academics working in the creative arts are among the most business-minded: they are more likely to be combining commercial activity with teaching; courses tend to involve constant collaboration with business; students are expected to work on projects nine to five – and beyond.

And, contrary to perceptions in the past, it is not just foreign banks that may face the wrath of regulators.

Under the Obama presidency, contrary to perceptions, the pace of nuclear warhead dismantlement has slowed, not hastened.

Contrary to perceptions underlying the Class Action Fairness Act of 2005, little systematic evidence exists that state and federal courts process class actions significantly different.

Contrary to perceptions that they are used nearly exclusively by the unaccompanied, 40.9 percent of women and 40.5 percent of men report having used them with sexual partners.

For example, it notes at the outset that "contrary to perceptions, Australia's labour market performance and flexibility is relatively good by global standards, and many of the concerns that pervaded historical arrangements have now abated".