Example sentences of "[noun] [is] [noun sg] against " in BNC.

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1 One aspect of disorganized capitalism is pressure against general welfare expenditures for those not directly engaged in productive work .
2 The final variable introduced in many studies is discrimination against blacks .
3 He pressed both palms flat against the cool glass , resting is forehead against the window .
4 He could not possibly have been confident that McKenna would refuse : the former Chancellor 's three days of hesitation is proof against this .
5 It is because no institution or individual is proof against the third essential ingredient that makes us what we are — the Zeitgeist , the spirit of the times .
6 In practice however he has to comply with it , because , if he does not , that fact is evidence against him and , if he does , he has a complete defence .
7 No , it 's against God first of all because all sin is rebellion against God .
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