Sentence examples for took a contrary from inspiring English sources

The paper's executive foreign editor, Con Coughlin, took a contrary view.

If anything, he took a contrary approach, treating the score with musicianly respect, highlighting inner textures, drawing out delicate colorings and maximizing every moment of tenderness and refinement.

Andrew, like the former head coach Sir Clive Woodward, believes planning for the 2011 World Cup should start now, but Ashton took a contrary view this week.

A handful of online commenters took a contrary view, claiming that the alleged assault may have to be a setup to ensnare the drunk foreign man, possibly to extort him.

Alfred, Graf von Schlieffen, who served as chief of the German general staff from 1891 to 1905, took a contrary view, and it was the plan he developed that was to guide Germany's initial wartime strategy.

After deciding that the ranchers were too conservative and too skeptical about beef prices, Mr. Abraham took a contrary position and rode the trend to its recent peak before selling most of his contracts.

Again the fugitive takes a contrary stance.

Taking a contrary view are Bob and Cathy Harrison, a school teacher and a nurse, respectively, from upstate Amsterdam.

None of the major world powers are now likely to take a contrary stand.

It is never afraid to take a contrary view, for democracy depends on reasoned alternatives.

But the US Congress has taken a contrary position – in its enthusiasm to be as pro-Israel as possible.