| 1 | The development was adverse to our interests. | |
| 2 | "If anything, the announcement today shows exactly the opposite," he said. | |
| 3 | It is counterproductive to our efforts to resume direct negotiations between the parties. | |
| 4 | Many in her party must now feel that they did precisely the opposite. | |
| 5 | The data last week were downright disappointing -- the opposite of what people had hoped to see. |