Sentence examples for contrary to the idea from inspiring English sources

Contrary to the idea that novelty aids memory formation, memory performance was not affected by the novelty of the background.

Contrary to the idea that Ukip has recently soared, then, he thinks the party is actually underperforming.

Expecting a reaction is almost contrary to the idea of writing over a long period of time.

They run totally contrary to the idea that justice must be done, and must be seen to be done".

Allowing a free market to operate outside the field of play is contrary to the idea of country v country.

Contrary to the idea that hypnotizability is a largely immutable, stable trait, scores on the scale of hypnotic responsiveness decreased significantly at the second session.

This disempowerment runs contrary to the ideas of most video games.

Jean Daniel, editor of the newsmagazine Le Nouvel Observateur, told Le Monde: "The crushing character of the consecration appears contrary to the ideas for which Camus is famous".

When we stay with a sound-pattern, further meanings arise that may at first seem contrary to the ideas with which we started out.

"I look at a lot of Chinese wallpaper, and I've never seen one where the idea is actually contrary to the average idea," he said.

These arguments that participation can be contradictory with efficiency is contrary to the very idea of democracy".