1.   But quite the opposite happened, as the freedom fighters turned their confinement to good use.

2.   Though the old boss was supposed to calm down the Markets, the opposite happened.

3.   I believe the opposite is happening.

4.   In fact the opposite happened.

5.   But the opposite happened in slack periods.

6.   Apologies to a colleague who bleeds Dodger blue more profusely than just about anyone, and who knows that the opposite usually happens of what I predict.

7.   Actually, the opposite happened.

8.   Across town, the opposite is happening.

9.   But at this early stage, he added, it is possible that the opposite could happen.

10.   But in women suffering from preeclampsia, the opposite happens.