ran counter

He tried to force the proposal down my throat, but AS it ran counter to the principles, I gave him a flat no.

Since his proposal ran counter to the wishes of the community, its rejection was a matter of course.

The student's plan to drop out of school ran counter to his parents' wishes.

Newman's paper ran counter to contemporary beliefs and was largely ignored.

For the second time in less than twenty-four hours, I had accepted advice that ran counter to my instincts.

But these mass killings ran counter to a general trend of pacification.

Maybe they did hear me, but they struggled with something that ran counter to received opinion.

The PBOC action ran counter to signals from investors that China might guide the yuan lower.

His action ran counter to his promise .

We flattered ourselves that we could do without their help, but things ran counter to our wishes.

The result ran counter to our expectation.