1.   But the opposite appears to be true.

2.   Just the opposite appeared to be happening in Tokyo on Wednesday.

3.   Parents are usually more conservative than their children, but the opposite appears to be true in the Bush family.

4.   Yet exactly the opposite appears to be happening.

5.   Rather than pushing his enemies back, however, just the opposite appears to be true.

6.   The opposite appears to be true.

7.   Thirteen days later, as the United States struggles to arrange a cease-fire, just the opposite appears to have been achieved.