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Mr. Smith also made some moves he describes as counter-intuitive, shutting down Pier 1's six-year-old e-commerce site and canceling the chain's expensive glossy catalogs to cut costs.

Pier 1 No Longer Adrift Ann Zimmerman 2011

But I say let the good news roll -- the reports, the endorsements, the calls to action -- but let's do something about the harsh, demeaning, counter-intuitive prison conditions we force young people to live in while insisting that they grow and change.

David Chura: First the Good News: At-risk Kids (May) Get Some Justice David Chura 2011

But I say let the good news roll -- the reports, the endorsements, the calls to action -- but let's do something about the harsh, demeaning, counter-intuitive prison conditions we force young people to live in while insisting that they grow and change.

David Chura: First the Good News: At-risk Kids (May) Get Some Justice David Chura 2011

It's true that the idea of giving when government, corporate, and personal budgets are being slashed might seem counter-intuitive.

Laura Arrillaga-Andreessen: Don't Give More -- Give in a Way that Matters More Laura Arrillaga-Andreessen 2011

But I say let the good news roll -- the reports, the endorsements, the calls to action -- but let's do something about the harsh, demeaning, counter-intuitive prison conditions we force young people to live in while insisting that they grow and change.

David Chura: First the Good News: At-risk Kids (May) Get Some Justice David Chura 2011

But I say let the good news roll -- the reports, the endorsements, the calls to action -- but let's do something about the harsh, demeaning, counter-intuitive prison conditions we force young people to live in while insisting that they grow and change.

David Chura: First the Good News: At-risk Kids (May) Get Some Justice David Chura 2011

I used to do life-drawing as an artist, and the lines of the body can sometimes be surprising and counter-intuitive.

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But I say let the good news roll -- the reports, the endorsements, the calls to action -- but let's do something about the harsh, demeaning, counter-intuitive prison conditions we force young people to live in while insisting that they grow and change.

David Chura: First the Good News: At-risk Kids (May) Get Some Justice David Chura 2011

It's really hard to wrap your brain around the combination; it's counter-intuitive and actually non-grammatical in English.

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But I say let the good news roll -- the reports, the endorsements, the calls to action -- but let's do something about the harsh, demeaning, counter-intuitive prison conditions we force young people to live in while insisting that they grow and change.

David Chura: First the Good News: At-risk Kids (May) Get Some Justice David Chura 2011