Sentence examples for contrary to the adage from inspiring English sources

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CONTRARY to the adage, timing is not always everything.

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CONTRARY to the political adage, literature's job is to think locally and act globally.

Speaker Gifford Miller and 22 other Democrats on the City Council endorsed Howard Dean for president yesterday, showing that contrary to the old adage, maybe only some politics is local.

Contrary to the old adage that "dying is easy, comedy is hard," dying is not easy, especially considering where and how most of us will end up doing it: And, sometimes, the caregivers in these environments seem more like I-don't-care-givers.

It is worth remembering that a unifying need to improve disease treatment should prevail and that sometimes, contrary to the old adage, you can teach an old dog new tricks.

So contrary to the general "more is better" approach for aphasia behavioural therapeutic interventions, this adage may not be the case with tDCS.

be contrary to the national will".

Contrary to the United States.

This is contrary to the demographic explanation.

The not-yet-named Loser Effect is equally cyclical: contrary to Nietzsche's adage, what doesn't kill you often makes you weaker.

Certainly Braff sticks to the adage: write what you know.

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