I. noun
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against/contrary to expectations (= very different to what someone expected )
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Contrary to our expectations, the share price actually increased.
contrary to popular belief (= opposite to what most people think )
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Contrary to popular belief, boys are not usually better at maths than girls.
contrary to popular opinion (= in spite of what most people think )
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Contrary to popular opinion, many cats dislike milk.
contrary to sb's wishes (= against what someone has said they want )
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Contrary to her parents' wishes, she decided not to go to university.
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He may also have kept the stewardship of Tottington and Rochdale, in spite of Edward's orders to the contrary .
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On the contrary , it liberated us.
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On the contrary , they were getting better all the time.
II. adjective
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■ NOUN
agreement
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Thus most of the sections of the Act originally applied only in the absence of contrary agreement by the parties.
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Their contract will therefore, in the absence of contrary agreement , be subject to the provisions of the Sale of Goods Act.
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None the less, the auctioneer does not, in the absence of a contrary agreement , warrant the vendor's title.
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Indeed, section 7 applies only in the absence of contrary agreement .
evidence
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If convincing contrary evidence is presented within that period, they should come to a settlement with the buyer.
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The fear is that women who have a negative mammogram will disregard contrary evidence such as feeling a lump, Bredt said.
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Yet his system, like others on the contemporary scene, is constructed soas to repel argument or contrary evidence .
view
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Realism rests squarely on a contrary view , both in substance and for purposes of method.
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In Congress, the Little Rock crisis generated contrary views from detractors and supporters of civil rights with little enlightening constitutional debate.
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The contrary view is that a huge capital investment will have to be made soon to maintain buildings and provide equipment.
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I try to encourage as much openness and contrary views as possible.
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"Driving Miss Daisy" is the story of a contrary Southern lady and her wise chauffeur.
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Contrary weather prevented the climb.
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Some Congressmen are bound to express a contrary view.
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Before 1099 he had made no difficulty about acting in a contrary sense.
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None the less, the auctioneer does not, in the absence of a contrary agreement, warrant the vendor's title.
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The evaluation it is based on is that human lives are torn by contrary desires and strong aversions.
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This, he thought, was contrary to republican principles.
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Unemployment, however, has brought about a simultaneous and contrary downward social movement.
III. adjective
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This, he thought, was contrary to republican principles.