Sentence examples for ran opposite from inspiring English sources

But Casement's moral trajectory ran opposite to that of many modern human rights activists.

It always drew a large audience, even though from Monday to Friday it ran opposite NBC's popular "Today" program.

All the attention was going to 'Sex and the City.' " The finale of that HBO comedy hit ran opposite "Super Millionaire" at 9 p.m. Eastern time.

*Was it a coincidence that an ad for the Carnation Coffee-mate line of coffee creamers in the recent issue of In Style Entertaining 2000 magazine ran opposite an article about "great trends" in party-giving that began by describing carnations as "the chic flower of the moment"?

However, Lassie still ran opposite Disney when the Disney anthology television series moved to NBC in 1961, and still managed to climb into the Top 25.

Bishop was an entertainer who had his own show, The Joey Bishop Show, which ran opposite of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson.

Moreover, creating new providers to enhance competition would run opposite to the quasi-market goal of maximizing efficiency.

Plus, it runs opposite to the recent history of every other area in the entertainment industry that comes to mind.

In place of delta tourism, the economy of the upper Gulf of California hinges on drug smuggling operations that run opposite to the dying river.

The yield on municipal bonds — which runs opposite to price — has jumped, despite those bonds being considered some of the safest available.

A long marble counter runs opposite these, at which you can sit and drink café con leche and eat ropa vieja at dawn, reading a tabloid, considering options, feeling fuzzy or fine.