It is perhaps the inverse representation of the symbol.

Experience suggests the opposite.

I maintain the exact opposite.

Quite the opposite is true.

However the opposite also exists, i.

The opposite is true of course.

Quite the reverse, in fact.

The reverse is often true.

We must reverse that trend.

Quite the reverse in fact.

1242 Quite the reverse, in fact.

By contrast, our other leaders were very active.

The reason for this contrast is quite simple.

Illegal state aid, by contrast, destroys competitive companies and creates unemployment.

In contrast, the tyre industry has largely refrained from taking action.

This contrast was highlighted once again during the debate on car tyres.

Yet the choice made in this report is quite different, in fact the opposite, the complete antithesis.