Sentence examples for contrary to stories from inspiring English sources

Contrary to stories the Zulus were not paid with gifts of cattle or wristwatches but received wages in Rand.

A spokesman for the band said last night: "Contrary to stories in newspapers in New Zealand and the UK, Keith Richards did not undergo a second operation.

Contrary to stories of overnight fortunes and money-printing fart machines, making money with an iPhone app can be tough.

Despite this, Joseph Banks noted in his journal the calm efficiency of the crew in the face of danger, contrary to stories he had heard of seamen panicking or refusing orders in such circumstances.

Contrary to stories about how Denmark's agricultural sector crashed after that use of antibiotics completely stopped five years ago, Frank Møller Aarestrup of the Technical University of Denmark and colleagues report the country today continues to increase its exports of pigs without the help of antibiotics, depending solely on improved animal husbandry techniques.

He writes: "Contrary to many stories you may hear, there's no real scientific proof that, for otherwise healthy people, drinking extra water as any health benefits".

Contrary to many stories you may hear, there's no real scientific proof that, for otherwise healthy people, drinking extra water has any health benefits.

Contrary to scare stories, people don't pop out for a pint of milk and find that squatters have moved in to their home.

Any such analysis would find that, contrary to lurid stories of burgeoning bureaucracy (part of the neo-liberal rhetoric over the "big state"), civil service jobs made up only 7% of the total increase in public sector employment between 1997 and 2003.

UPDATE: Sept. 17 ― An investigation by the Democrat & Chronicle on Sept. 14 determined that Luther Younger of Rochester, New York ― who became known for news reports about walking 6 miles a day to visit his hospitalized wife ― was not 99 years old and had never served in the Korean War, contrary to those stories.

Contrary to many stories in the media about how low-wage jobs have dominated since the recovery began in 2010, the study from the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce claims that the largest job growth has come from good jobs; these jobs paid more than $53,000, tended to be full time, and provided health insurance and retirement plans.