Sentence examples for move contrary from inspiring English sources

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For Yanks, No Move Was the Move Contrary to appearances, as it turns out, before the Yankees gave Johnny Damon $52 million to be their center fielder, they tried to get Juan Pierre from the Marlins.

He has been praised for his use of the subjective camera to portray the protagonist's point of view, an approach characterized by such subtle touches as right-to-left camera pans that move contrary to normal eye movement and thereby create a slightly disconcerting effect and suggest a subjectively distorted world.

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These kinds of statements cement an image of a callous party moving contrary to public consciousness.

Again and again Mr. Kurtz shows the market moving contrary to the predictions of the most visible television reporters and analysts.

In the reprise, a bass line moves in contrary motion, further tweaking the chords above.

In the opening phrase (bars 77-81) of the "rag-like" C theme in the key of F major, counterpoint is evident with the harmony of the treble moving in contrary motion to the bass line in a similar way to that used in the B section.

"The majority of non-executive directors were opposed to the removal of McGuckian as chairman," said TVC in a statement, arguing that the move was contrary to the UK corporate governance code.

Some industry analysts also worry that issuing more stock to pay dividends might dilute the value of existing shares, while others contend that the move runs contrary to one of the main selling points of REITs: income.

US and Taiwanese officials confirmed in February the "very recent" placement of surface-to-air missiles on Woody Island, the site of the largest Chinese presence on the Paracels, criticising the move as contrary to China's commitments not to militarise its claims in the South China Sea.

Consistency increased when participants were allowed to move freely, contrary to the assumption that constraining body movement, position, and orientation across individuals would increase consistency.

Not only does Spinoza distinguish different passions depending on their direction (love for another is not just the same as thankfulness for their love for me), he also admits that they can move in contrary directions.

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