Example sentences of "contrary [prep] report " in BNC.
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| 1 | Contrary to reports in Paris last week , government investigators working at the central police laboratory here have ruled out the presence of the Czechoslovak-made explosive Semtex , which caused the Lockerbie disaster . |
| 2 | Contrary to reports of declining sales , there have even been rises in circulation , readership and ad revenue ( slowly , but surely , the agencies have been coming round to Punch 's point-of-view ) . |
| 3 | Contrary to reports , a spokesman for Sun Microsystems Inc said the company 's chief financial officer did not comment on the outlook for the quarter — ‘ We generally do not comment on the Street or analysts ’ earnings expectations , ’ he said . |
| 4 | CONTRARY to reports in certain sections of the media , the Royal Bank 's customer care policy is still very much alive and jumping . |
| 5 | They say contrary to reports that they have required psychiatric intervention , they have neither sought nor received any counselling . |