Example sentences of "contrary [prep] rumour " in BNC.
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| 1 | Contrary to rumour our Clubreps are not Masters of the Universe , although even we admit that one or two of them seem superhuman . |
| 2 | Contrary to rumour , periodical publishing is not an especially glamorous or profitable venture . |
| 3 | Contrary to rumour , hair loss is n't simply a hereditary condition nor is it confined to men . |
| 4 | Hodder has published Lord Archer since Kane and Abel in 1979 — he had previously been published by Cape — and has all his fiction in print in Coronet paperback ; contrary to rumour , Coronet retains this backlist . |
| 5 | Contrary to rumours that Taiwanese firm Twinhead International Corp , may be putting the mockers on its Sparc-compatible business , the company claims it will announce details of a workstation compatible with Sun Microsystems Inc 's superscalar Sparcstation 10 by the end of this month . |
| 6 | ‘ Contrary to rumours circulating in the area , the Cambrian News is not in financial difficulties , and we are simply placing the contract for printing the paper elsewhere because we can not justify an investment of around 2m ( pounds ) for new machinery to go tabloid and bring in colour , ’ said Mr Read , whose great grandfather established the company in Aberystwyth in 1890 . |