The phrase "contrary to the aim" is correct and usable in written English.
This phrase is a way to say that something works against or opposes the desired goal. For example, you could say, "The heavy rainfall was contrary to the aim of the outdoor picnic."
Loss of sense of worth and identity as observed by many educators is contrary to the aim of bilingual education.
This is contrary to the aim of art, which is to facilitate will-less contemplation of the Ideas.
Although this figure is too high, with expected efficiencies to be around 30 to 40% (R. Slade, unpublished data), the efficiency was kept at 90% in order to keep it comparable to the non-accelerated scenario and to avoid any drastic model 'deceleration', as this would be contrary to the aim of the exercise.
The report concludes: "... Overall the applications are not considered to be contrary to the aims and objectives of promoting health and equality within the local community".
Forcing these tenants out would cause irreparable damage to these communities and be completely contrary to the aims of the "big society".
The Contracting States undertake to conclude no international agreements which may be contradictory to the provisions of this Treaty, nor to act, in their international relations, in a way which may be contrary to the aims of this Treaty.
"The Nobel Committee giving the peace prize to such a person runs completely contrary to the aims of the prize," Ma Zhaoxu, a spokesman said in a statement posted on the ministry's Web site.
Inter-city fares will be totally de-regulated while commuter fares are likely to rise by at least 4%.Choking off demand for rail travel is directly contrary to the aims of the government's ten-year transport plan.
"[It] could further consolidate the centralized power of corporations and governments," wrote Ian Bogost while wondering if the technology might, contrary to the aims of its proponents, be a path to authoritarianism.
In the first, 1930 edition of his global survey The Film Till Now, British cinema pundit Paul Rotha declared, "A film in which the speech and sound effects are perfectly synchronised and coincide with their visual image on the screen is absolutely contrary to the aims of cinema.
In any case, any learning that did take place during our tests would only be reinforcing the basic DMTS rule of 'match the right choice pattern to the sample'; this is in no way contrary to the aims of our study.
