Example sentences of "taken [adv] against " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Newman , ’ he persisted , ‘ you 're sure you 've got this right — about Bennington Machine Tools being taken over against this Archer 's wish by INCUBUS ? ’ |
| 2 | This was the first time that a criminal prosecution had been taken out against the British nuclear industry . |
| 3 | But as court orders were taken out against one list of protesters , banning them from taking part , a new team would take over . |
| 4 | When a summons is taken out against the Angel , the Vicar says , ‘ Here is a real Angel and a real summons — how to reconcile them I do not know . ’ |
| 5 | There has been a major increase over the last year in the number of disqualification proceedings taken out against directors , according to the Insolvency Service . |
| 6 | We argued that Western rulers had finally taken out against Saddam not because he was a monster but because he had broken loose and was no longer their monster . |
| 7 | Either form of explanation acts as an insurance policy taken out against the contingency of actions and events . |
| 8 | But my contract of employment forbids me from getting involved in contentious politics ; I do so at the risk of having a court order taken out against me . |