Sentence examples for seemed contrary to from inspiring English sources

That seemed contrary to common sense.

Ultimately, they decided not to support the resolution because it seemed contrary to the group's mission.

He said it seemed contrary to the N.C.A.A.'s effort to create a safer game.

Boycott rallies had the flavor of revival meetings; protesters objected to foul language & anti-Americanism, & to implications in the texts that seemed contrary to their fundamental Christian belief.

It was a masterly piece of parliamentary jujitsu; it also affirmed a principle of democracy that seemed contrary to everything that Disraeli and the Conservative Party had always stood for.

But when the Mavi Marmara became a symbol of Turkish solidarity with Palestine, so did I.H.H. Religious conservatism once seemed contrary to activism in Turkey; in this case, it is steering it.

Solitary play seems contrary to the spirit of game.

So writing about it for a national newspaper website may seem contrary to my code.

It seems contrary to human nature that this good luck and restraint can continue.

This seems contrary to the advice previously offered in the Guardian and elsewhere.

Fishing firms sometimes give political support to marine conservation measures that seem contrary to their commercial interest.