Example sentences of "[noun] [is] not against " in BNC.
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| 1 | CLIFF Brunt is not against the principle of testing , he insists . |
| 2 | At the present time we are much in prayer for a lad called David and we would ask you all to join in prayer for him as he battles against his addiction to alcohol — remembering our battle is not against flesh and blood but against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms . |
| 3 | On low-lying cliffs , provided that such development is not against the wishes of the landowner ; ( bolts are inappropriate on mountain cliffs and sea cliffs where a spirit of adventure should remain ) . |
| 4 | Picking the mushrooms is not against the law , but crushing them or any other form of processing is strictly illegal . |
| 5 | Both are necessary in a relationship because bitterness and guilt are equally impenetrable barriers used by the Enemy to separate husband and wife , even when the offence is not against a partner . |
| 6 | PHILLIPA DAVIES is not against Neil Kin nock — ‘ after all I am Welsh , too ’ — but she does wish he would drop some of the more irritating Welsh features of his speech . |
| 7 | Although the WBC , one of boxing 's four governing bodies , has threatened to make Lewis champion if Bowe 's first defence is not against him , there would be enormous pressure to keep the world title unified . |
| 8 | Being an alcoholic is not against the law , and not criminal , although it is deviant . |
| 9 | But , in entering the arena , these early Christians found that , ‘ Our struggle is not against flesh and blood but against the rulers , the authorities , against the power of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms . ' |
| 10 | ABIE : My gun is not against the law — it is against the Russians . |
| 11 | Conference my region is n't against amalgamations with other unions . |