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On the contrary, their main goal is to put some sense into corrupted human minds.
On the contrary, they are mutually exclusive except in rare cases - "Home, Sweet Homicide" is an exception which comes to mind.
The film is honest about why the moms are in prison
(contrary
to the previous review) and the failures of the program, as well as the successes.
Contrary
to reviews I've read, there is nothing charming, endearing, funny, or clever about this film.
This is the Bill Murray cameo, in which he goes
contrary
to everyone else's reactions to a dentist, is hysterical, and makes one marvel at how a part with little or no lines can be that funny.
Next,
contrary
to possible popular belief or assumption, Che is not your typical biopic film.
On the contrary, I believe it's those that go with the status quo and believe everything they hear in the news and everything their politicians tell them is the gospel truth, that disrespect the memory of the dead!
Such as: "Give him the fatigue bombing!" and wonderful dialogue such as Karim: "You must have given up the hope of living" "On the contrary, I don't let the thought of death bother me", and "I hope you don't mind that we move our man so the two of us have more time to groove!"
And
contrary
to another comment on the movie, having lived in Southern Cal during this period and being the age that this movie was aimed at, it was meant to be taken seriously for the disco crowd that was running rampant just prior to and during its release period.
Opinions
contrary
to widely held perceptions are always met with resistance.
On the contrary, the amoral Vera manipulates almost everyone she comes into contact with for her own amusement and gain.
This is a film which,
contrary
to initial expectations, bombed at the Box Office.
I don't know if the producers were drunk or deluded, but
contrary
to their belief, rewriting The Office in a grocery store and making it louder doesn't make it funny.
Contrary
to what other people say, I don't think that any movie with Bud and Terence can be completely bad - but this one admittedly comes pretty close.
On the contrary, the initial benefits that peasants gained from the rural reforms of the late 1970's and early 1980's have disappeared; real income among farmers has dropped in recent years as their production costs rise and agricultural prices decline.
But,
contrary
to widespread belief, the last assessment report of the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) did not call for the two-degree target, which, since the mid-1990s, has acted as a catchy symbol and point of orientation for an ambitious but realistic global climate agenda.
But such cooperation is
contrary
to the prevailing ideas of laissez-faire on the one hand and nationalism and fundamentalism on the other.
On the contrary, austerity will only exacerbate the economic slowdown.
Quite to the contrary, the governments are told they must slash their social spending at the very time when their populations are getting restless.
In not sharply reducing its greenhouse-gas emissions, the US arguably is acting
contrary
to international law, for it is violating the most basic human rights guaranteed under the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other international covenants.
On the contrary, since the late 1980’s, Japan’s high personal savings rate, rather than being a source of supply-side strength, has been a source of demand-side weakness, financing investment abroad and government debt rather than spurring a domestic investment boom that would boost capital intensity and labor productivity.
On the contrary, Singh’s once-great Congress party is now at a political impasse, from which it can escape only if it frees itself from its destructive dynastic leadership.
On the contrary, creditor countries will benefit from more stable, solvent commercial partners for their exports.
On the contrary, financial regulation has become a key issue in November’s presidential and congressional elections.
On the contrary, the jurisprudential traditions of Islamic conservatism obligate Muslims to be just in their treatment of non-Muslims.
China’s willingness to demonstrate its new might is not confined to land; on the contrary, China’s maritime ambitions have no end in sight.
At the same time,
contrary
to Trump’s relentless promotion of fossil fuels (coal, oil, and gas), the public favors investments in renewable energy and remaining in the Paris climate agreement.
On the contrary, Europe’s Economic and Monetary Union is proving a major asset in these tumultuous times.
Contrary
to Trump’s accusations, Pakistan has made steady, albeit slow, progress over the last decade, both in combating terrorism and in consolidating democratic institutions.
It is an understatement to say that
contrary
to the prerequisites of chamber music, they do not play together, but more or less openly against one another.
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