Sentence examples for for being contrary from inspiring English sources

From string theory to stem cells, or who to vote for, being contrary is in our nature (or is it nurture?).

Indonesia is a prolific producer of films with the same fetid perfume of tropical morbidity that underlines the Pee Mak legend; Malaysia has been banging horror films out since a three-decade ban on the genre, for being contrary to Islam, was lifted in 2003.

Last week's report, whose authors include constitutional experts like former Lord Chancellor Derry Irvine, former Attorney General Peter Goldsmith and constitutional heavyweight David Pannick, condemns the bill in the strongest terms – not just for being contrary to fundamental principles of the constitution, but also for doing so without any good reason.

Malaysia also banned Canadian author Irshad Manji's Allah, Liberty and Love in 2012 for being contrary to Islamic principles, raiding a bookstore and confiscating copies before the ban was even set.

It featured a bloodied and battered photo of himself and stated, among other things, "BE AWARE standing in ignorance against that which you presume to stand for, is contrary to the way of harmony, peace, and right".

"They didn't want to follow convention, they were just contrary for the sake of being contrary".

I am not seeking to criticise the campaign for the sake of being contrary.

But being a contrarian for the sake of being contrary was no solution either.

For the sake of being contrary, question everything that they say about the issue and work through it together in this way.

Then for, which is contrary to for.

Because he was at least five years under the legal minimum age for the consulship and had not been praetor, his election as consul for 147 was contrary to the rules for holding office (cursus honorum).