Synonym: conflicting, different, opposed, opposite. Similar words: on the contrary, to the contrary, contemporary, contract, contrast, contrast to, contractor, by contrast. Meaning: ['kɒntrərɪ] 
n. 1. a relation of direct opposition 2. exact opposition 3. a logical relation such that two propositions are contraries if both cannot be true but both can be false. adj. 1. very opposed in nature or character or purpose 2. of words or propositions so related that both cannot be true but both may be false 3. resistant to guidance or discipline 4. in an opposing direction.
n. 1. a relation of direct opposition 2. exact opposition 3. a logical relation such that two propositions are contraries if both cannot be true but both can be false. adj. 1. very opposed in nature or character or purpose 2. of words or propositions so related that both cannot be true but both may be false 3. resistant to guidance or discipline 4. in an opposing direction. 
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151 Its usefulness overstated, its flexibility limited, it may even increase teacher workload, despite claims to the contrary.
152 On the contrary, everything I read seemed to point to his having been universally loved and admired by his men.
153 None the less, the auctioneer does not, in the absence of a contrary agreement, warrant the vendor's title.
154 Actually, contrary to popular belief, hallucinations were not part of the original definition of schizophrenia.
155 Nor was there any indication that it carried life; to the contrary, in fact.
156 Karen Quinlan falls into this third category, despite initial medical and popular views to the contrary.
157 Contrary to popular belief, gorillas are shy and gentle creatures.
158 I will assume that this information satisfies your requirements, unless I hear to the contrary.
159 And to every action there is always an equal and opposite or contrary, reaction. Isaac Newton 
160 He shouted directions to the boarders, and, when they were ignored, he shouted contrary orders.
161 His reports, sent and received, would not cause the United States any harm. On the contrary.
162 Despite some public opinion polls and Supreme Court decisions to the contrary, voters have repeatedly rejected liberalization of abortion laws.
163 It is virtually impossible for a Police Authority to obtain a report from a chief constable contrary to his wishes.
164 Indeed, there is a good deal of evidence to the contrary.
165 On the contrary,(sentencedict.com) much of it - the taxation proposals in particular - is calculated to sacrifice our competitive edge.
166 Coulthard, who despite x-rays to the contrary believes he has cracked a rib, made only passing reference to the discomfort.
167 The evaluation it is based on is that human lives are torn by contrary desires and strong aversions.
168 Contrary to one of the fantasies of modern architecture, brick and masonry buildings are far more flexible than concrete, steel-framed ones.
169 Might it not, on the contrary, escape them and overflow them in unpredictable ways?
170 On the contrary, she would go straight back to the lounge and she would order a brandy.
171 On the contrary, it involves a recognition of its central mediating role in the use and learning of language.
172 On the contrary the markets have been hit by a wave of instability unparalleled since the 1995 Marrakesh trade agreements.
173 If you do not read and listen to the opposite ideas, you can always remain a stupid person! Opposite ideas, however contrary they may sound, are your greater chances on the way to truth! Mehmet Murat ildan
174 And the euro-this much is abundantly clear-will be softer than the Deutschmark, despite protestations to the contrary.
175 Contrary to Party philosophy, he advocated higher taxation of the wealthy.
176 The Katsina police commissioner was later quoted as saying that there had been no deaths, contrary to media reports.
177 Contrary to popular belief by many, Memorial Day is not the day summer vacation begins.
178 On the contrary she seemed rather to welcome Lesley-Jane's attachment.
179 Accordingly,[www.Sentencedict.com] any prescribed time limits must be strictly complied with unless there is express provision to the contrary.
180 Contrary to expectations this growth in the production of consumer goods merely postpones and then magnifies the problem.
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