Sentence examples for very contrary from inspiring English sources

But is this really being so very contrary?

The Argument Clinic: Michael Palin pays to have an argument with a very contrary John Cleese.

"He has an agenda very, very contrary to what we have been believing he would be.

Having an executive be judge, jury and executioner all in one is very contrary to the traditions.

The buyer was interested in making some changes, she said, and "the way the super handled it was very contrary.

This makes us very contrary creatures: we think we want to be free of all constraint, but at the same time this freedom terrifies us.

"This is very concerning, contrary to the absolute prohibition against torture in international law, and contrary to Canadian beliefs," Sukanya Pillay, executive director of the Canadian Civil Liberties Association, told VICE.

I noticed in myself a very strong contrary desire to define myself as a Northern European.

VERY LITTLE, contrary to claims that others have made on our behalf".

"The players we have acquired are very good, contrary to what other people have said," Pat Rice, an assistant coach, said.

China's threats, explicit or implied, are at the very least contrary to the spirit of open trade.