Sentence examples for counter to the normal from inspiring English sources
"This reporting requirement runs counter to the normal presumption that the government should not have access to data on individuals who are not under criminal investigation," he said.
L'incoronazione di Poppea is frequently described as a story in which virtue is punished and greed rewarded, running counter to the normal conventions of literary morality.
Tim and his label Crypt Records have been pyromaniacs of garage punk enthusiasm ever since, preaching a primitive mid-60s punk rock gospel around the globe, inspiring people to form bands, collect records, get laid, and get drunk, all in a manner that runs counter to the normal, hermeneutical traditions of record collecting.
In fairness it does have its adherents, including Martin Keown, who wrote a piece in favour of this modern flummery in the Daily Mail of all places, which seems to run counter to the paper's normal enthusiasm for the old school; warm beer, old maids cycling to holy communion through the morning mist, that kind of thing.
The 'obesity paradox' refers to observations that run counter to the thesis that normal weight (BMI 18.5-24.9 g/m(2)) provides the lowest mortality and higher weight is associated with greater mortality.
It's counter-intuitive to the normal logical executive brain and often goes against everything they have been taught.
The fact that it's possible to have a simple computer program that makes something very complicated is sort of counter to our normal intuition.
Partly in consequence, according to Benezra, the new SFMOMA "runs counter to normal museum practice these days.
Counter to normal expectation that PCR efficiency might be lower in environmental DNA, due to the presence of PCR inhibitors, we report the counterintuitive observation that PCR efficiency of pure standards can be lower than for environmental DNA.
That decision ran counter to normal industry protocol, Mr. Lindner said, "and was made because BP could not easily dispose of the excess fluid any other way without violating environmental laws.
Running counter to normal voter antipathy toward bond issues, New Jerseyans have approved 10 ballot measures to float a total of $1.65 billion in bonds to acquire nearly 400,000 acres.
