Example sentences of "[been] against [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some reports said that the operation had been against a training camp for Islamic fundamentalists and army deserters established by Said Mekhloufi , a former army officer said to be now allied with the FIS . |
| 2 | My gut reaction has always been against the placing of bolts , and I 've never used them . |
| 3 | He had been against the choice of London as the location for European Headquarters when he had been Treasurer . |
| 4 | Market sentiment has been against the brewer this year , mainly due to concern about its slow progress in selling off 1,200 pubs before the government 's November deadline . |
| 5 | Mr Boren has a reputation for defying his party ( about a third of his votes over the past four years have been against the Democratic line ) and for changing his mind . |
| 6 | Though Wyatt had been against the Seven , he had played no part in the murder of Minister Lwo . |
| 7 | Both sets of parents had been against the marriage , but she and Gordon had persisted , drawn closer by the opposition . |
| 8 | The hon. Gentleman has for some time been against the original fast rail link through Kent and south London , and we have learnt tonight that he is against the current project , apparently because he believes that all British Rail 's money should be spent on saving his neck by improving the lousy commuter service that his constituents have had to tolerate for 13 years of Tory misrule — to use a well-known phrase from a couple of decades back . |
| 9 | The local district council , Vale of the White Horse , has always been against the reservoir : |
| 10 | Your slippers have been against the fire . |