Sentence examples for counter to recent from inspiring English sources

Oliver's remarkable success runs counter to recent trends.

Still, Dr. Goldstein's 9 percent raise this year, which followed a 7 percent increase the previous year, runs counter to recent national trends.

Signs of a softer market for cars run counter to recent reports -- on consumer confidence and personal consumption -- that point to increased spending by consumers.

The business groups also contend that the screening runs counter to recent efforts by the government to attract more foreign investment and tourism.

The ComRes survey results run counter to recent developments which have seen conservation charities, such as the National Trust and the Campaign to Protect Rural England, come out against the proliferation of wind farms in the countryside.

However, increasing troop numbers would run counter to recent recommendations by the bipartisan Iraq Study Group, which set a goal of withdrawing combat troops by early 2008 in support of more aggressive regional diplomacy.

That was counter to a recent trend to treat the Oscars like the Super Bowl by offering new spots.

That is counter to investors' recent experience in tumultuous times, when emerging markets have underperformed those in more developed nations.

The move ran counter to a recent statement by Mr. Redstone indicating that the two networks would remain separate.

The women's demand for a voice in political life appeared to run counter to the recent election victories of conservative Islamists.

The new sedan retains the traditional Accord proportions of a low cowl and raised rump, and the low window sills — running counter to the recent trend of bunkerlike cabins — contribute to good visibility and an airy feeling.