Example sentences of "[be] [adj] [to-vb] against " in BNC.
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| 1 | But three of the region 's Tory MPs — Mr Jenkin , Mr Lord and David Porter ( Waveney ) — are due to vote against it . |
| 2 | They are prepared to vote against the government , even at the cost of a damaging row just before an election . |
| 3 | At the same function RFU secretary Dudley Wood said that the problem is worse in France , where the national club championship is the dominating force , whilst the president added that the RFU had twice been prepared to act against clubs but held back for lack of clinching evidence . |
| 4 | However , since the liabilities covered by cl 14.2 are easy to insure against , many sellers offer this clause without any of the limitations in the phrases in square brackets , as a marketing advantage over their competitors . |
| 5 | These provisions are likely to militate against repeat applications and unduly long orders except where strictly necessary . |
| 6 | And the agents are likely to rebel against time-wasting vetting every time they go to work . |
| 7 | ZOLA Budd-Pieterse of South Africa and Mary Decker Slaney are likely to compete against each other later this year . |
| 8 | When a woman exhibits extreme forms of stereotypical feminine behaviour , however — emotional displays , sexual wiles or manipulative behaviour — these are likely to count against her . |
| 9 | SCOTLAND , deprived of the services of two of their international colleagues , Andy Nicol and Doddie Weir , are likely to struggle against the French , who beat them 22–9 in the winter . |
| 10 | But sometimes you can look at the Third World , animal slaughter , pollution and so on and just feel the depressing resignation that ‘ young ’ people are supposed to kick against the establishment . |
| 11 | For the first few years the remands were unopposed , since it would plainly have been inappropriate to proceed against the applicant whilst the Carrian prosecution was still afoot . |
| 12 | Despite their unusually erratic season , it has been hard to argue against the premise that Liverpool 's name might already be on the Cup . |
| 13 | Mr Gordon Brown , 41 , the trade and industry spokesman , and Mr Tony Blair , 39 , employment spokesman , must be considered contenders , though they are unlikely to run against one another . |
| 14 | Marketmakers are able to claim against their tax liabilities the full amount of any trading losses made by buying stock cum dividend and then selling it ex-dividend regardless of the interval between purchase and resale . |
| 15 | Marketmakers are able to offset against dividends received any dividends paid by them on stock they have purchased . |
| 16 | Of course , the real crux of the matter is the question of how well people are able to balance against one another several different sets of figures relating to credit cost . |
| 17 | But trying to keep the peace between the two communities in Northern Ireland is no enviable task , particularly when both are apt to turn against the peacemaker . |
| 18 | Although the US 1988 Indian Gaming Act allowed casinos on reservations only with the agreement of the local state , the authorities had been reluctant to act against the St Regis establishments for fear of violating treaties guaranteeing the sovereignty of the reservation . |
| 19 | She had never been able to stand against those pale , cold eyes , that flat , unimpassioned voice . |
| 20 | Charles was acting quite legally in initiating the quo warranto proceedings against borough charters , and his primary aim appears not so much to achieve royal control over the borough electorate — boroughs which did not return MPs were also subject to attack — but rather to drive Nonconformists and their sympathisers out of the local magistracy and to secure the empanelment of juries who would be prepared to act against the Dissenters . |
| 21 | While few throughout the country would still be prepared to wager against Rangers , it is interesting to note that the two main contenders have still to meet twice and that the points gap has been reduced to seven . |
| 22 | THE LORD PRESIDENT invited the Cabinet to review their decision that Ministers should be free to vote against the advice which was to be given on this issue by the responsible Minister as representing the considered view of the Government . |
| 23 | Let the moon Shine on thee in thy solitary walk ; And let the misty mountain winds be free To blow against thee … ’ |
| 24 | ‘ He can be impossible to bowl against . |
| 25 | Liverpool are hoping Ian Rush will be fit to return against Arsenal on Sunday — he missed the midweek game with a groin strain . |
| 26 | More good news : - There is a good chance he will be fit to play against Battyburn on Sunday . |
| 27 | Guinness II , the trial of Guinness 's merchant bankers Roger Seelig and Lord Spens on charges of fraud , collapsed when the judge ruled that Seelig was mentally ill and it would be unfair to proceed against Lord Spens alone . |
| 28 | ‘ But this is part of the tactical process of sizing up your opposition , so it would be unfair to legislate against it . |
| 29 | Real changes will show up only in the next ten or 20 years , and even then they may be hard to monitor against the confused background of deteriorating conditions in today 's Soviet Union . |
| 30 | ‘ I was pleasantly surprised at how they performed as more experienced opponents , although technically inferior , can sometimes be tricky to play against . |