Contrary to the popular belief, advertising makes our shopping experience neither less time-consuming nor more economical.

与大众观点相反，广告让购物变得既没有少花费时间又没有更加经济了。

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Contrary to popular belief, the oil companies can't control the price of crude.

和大众的想法相反，各石油公司控制不了原油的价格。

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The research concludes that, contrary to popular belief, people with red hair do not bleed any more than other patients.

研究得出的结论与普遍的看法相反，红头发的人并不比其他病人出血多。

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This is completely contrary to the popular belief that leaving the workforce is accompanied by decreasing ability to innovate.

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Also, this could be the catalyst Apple is waiting for to release the much anticipated cheaper iPhone, which contrary to popular belief, IMHO Apple has plenty of time left to address the low end of the market.

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You see, contrary to popular belief, the START menu was not about taste in UI design.

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