Sentence examples for seems to be contrary from inspiring English sources

A second test is "against the grain of the Gospels": a passage that seems to be contrary to one of the main themes or views expressed in one or more Gospels is likely to be authentic because the early Christians were not likely to have created material with which they disagreed.

However, in the case of 0.51-μm SiNW solar cell, the dependence of Voc on plasma power seems to be contrary.

The situation in Tehran seems to be contrary to the situation in some countries in which there is an increasing shift towards privatization of urban parks.

Also, the tabulated values show some decline in magnitude as design loading level increases considering the same stage period, which seems to be contrary to what would be expected.

The open circuit voltages of 0.85-μm SiNW solar cells increase with the deposition time and plasma power, while the open circuit voltage dependence of 0.51-μm 0.51-μmlar cellSiNWemsolarbe cellsary.

The moving image seems to be contrary to the way our memory works.

"Obviously we needed to investigate the allegations, but the claims seemed to be contrary to all the scientific evidence," Mr. Wiener said.

That may explain why Nextdoor, in a move that seemed to be contrary to its aversion to conflict, recently started hosting local forums about hot political topics.

While Kirtsaeng obviously undercut the rationale for that earlier decision, it's a little tricky for the 9th Circuit to apply the Kirtsaeng holding here, where the "law of the case" would seem to be contrary.

"Of course, the ATP is free to interpret its rules as it deems appropriate," he said, "but an interpretation that excludes Forstmann from its reach would seem to be contrary to its professed zero-tolerance policy and the presumably intentionally broad terminology used in the rule".

However, in this case, I felt that my decline had more merit, as being blog captain seemed to be contrary to my very real commitment to living off the grid, or at least as far off the grid as is possible on the Upper West Side of Manhattan.