Sentence examples for contrary to their expectations from inspiring English sources

Contrary to their expectations, they found no correlation, even over the course of 200 years.

Contrary to their expectations, the investigators found no increase in daytime drowsiness in healthy older people.

Contrary to their expectations, the results indicated that groups and individuals reached decisions equally quickly.

Contrary to their expectations, they found higher levels of depression and loneliness in people who spend even a few hours per week connected to the Internet.

Contrary to their expectations of a screwball romance in the "Adam's Rib" mold, what followed was eleven months of soul-crushing ugliness occasionally relieved by only slightly better than average sex.

Almost the whole army being daunted at this, because it had occurred contrary to their expectations and custom, Caesar encouraged his men and led the ninth legion to their relief, and checked the insolent and eager pursuit of the enemy, and obliged them, in their turn, to show their backs, and retreat to Ilerda, and take post under the walls.

"It's an anomaly, so contrary to their expectation that it makes them receptive to a new paradigm for the U.S.," Mr. Kull said.

While studying pain-responsive neurons, neurophysiologist Brian Davis of Pittsburgh University and his colleagues noticed that most heat-detecting neurons did not contain TRPV1, contrary to their expectation.

Contrary to their expectation and, although plasma concentrations increased, glutamine appearance rate increased by 14%.

Contrary to their expectation of the opposite, the fathers experienced having to be cared for by their children.

However, contrary to their expectation, they found a weak fitness advantage for the asexuals, which indicates that other factors should contribute to the maintenance of the coexistence of sexuals and asexuals in Phoxinus.