Contrary to the general impression, this quest for import relief has hurt more companies than it has helped.(與人們的普遍觀念相反，尋求進口救濟對企業來說弊大于利。)

What's more, the network says that contrary to Ingham's claims, the EPA was never asked to consider the organism for field trials.(而且網絡表示，與英格漢姆的說法相反，環保局從未被要求考慮使用微生物進行現場試驗。)

Contrary to popular myth , women are not worse drivers than men.(都說女人開車比男人差，其實不然。)

Recent geologic evidence indicates that contrary to what had been believed, substantial areas along the coast were free of ice as early as 16,000 years ago.(最近的地質證據表明，早在16,000年前，沿海岸的大部分地區就沒有冰了，這與人們過去的看法相反。)

People just can't be happy if they are living a life that is contrary to the type of person they are.(如果人們的生活與他們真實的自我背道而馳，那么他們是不可能開心的。)

A company's performance can be improved in some other way than by altering its pay system may be empirically correct but contrary to the consultants' interests.(一個公司的績效可以通過其他方式得到改善，而不是通過改變可能是經驗上正確的但與顧問利益相反的薪酬體系。)

Contrary to one of the many urban myths, he doesn't have his shoes hand-made.(并不像那些謠傳中的一個說的那樣，他沒有手工定制他的鞋。)

A new study suggests that contrary to most previous surveys, people are actually more stressed at home than at work.(一項新的研究表明，不同于以往的絕大多數調查，人們在家時的壓力實際上比工作時的壓力更大。)

Contrary to what one would expect, this kind of shop-lifter is rarely poor.(與人們的預期相反，這類商店扒手很少是窮人。)

Contrary to what people have said, I do like Richard.(和別人所言相反，我的確喜歡理查德。)