Definition of “on the contrary”

FII money, on the contrary , flowed in steadily except for the previous week.

He on the contrary seemed determined to prolong his stay.

Is, on the contrary , the'war on terror ' not the strongest yet assertion of the state authority?

Israel has not complied; on the contrary , it has expanded settlements.

It isn't that I hate the medium; on the contrary , I am a potential addict.

It will not make your face look better; on the contrary , it accentuates wrinkles to fill them with cracking foundation.

Participation in the global economy, on the right basis, does not cause poverty; on the contrary , it seems to reduce it.

You're neither very bright, beautiful, resourceful, crafty or hard-boiled: on the contrary , you're the prototype of the innocent abroad'.

`I was wondering, on the contrary , how much you feel you can trust me.