The price of our factory's products did not rise, but decreased.

We tried hard for several months, but we fell further behind in this project instead.

Despite thinking for a long time, he didn't come up with a good idea instead.

He thought that learning more knowledge would increase his confidence, but it made him feel more ignorant instead.

In my work, I get in the habit of relaxing my brain every so often, so my efficiency is actually higher.