on the contrary

Example Sentences

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But, he added "on the contrary it can also serve to decrease reporting and decrease the level of threat and risk".

From BBC

"But our study shows there's actually no conflict at all; on the contrary, these two things support each other."

From BBC

Hitler believed the German people must never be allowed to “cool off”; on the contrary, they had to be subjected to a perpetual drumbeat.

From Salon

“However, our data indicate that the average compensation for in-person roles is, on the contrary, slightly lower than that for otherwise identical remote positions.”

From Salon

In a statement to the BBC, the SBU said co-operating with Russian agents "will in no way ease the plight of the prisoner; on the contrary, it may significantly complicate their chances of being exchanged."

From BBC