Example sentences of "[prep] [conj] against it " in BNC.
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| 1 | When the next Rushdie has his book put to the torch , incitement to violence over a book , whether for or against it , should be treated as a criminal offence . |
| 2 | ‘ That 's why we have n't adopted a position of being wholly for or against it . |
| 3 | By doing this , we separate off everything which counts for or against it in virtue of its effects , or alternatively , its contribution to the formation of certain wholes . |
| 4 | A weakly verifiable statement is not itself strongly verifiable , but is confirmable or disconfirmable by appeal to other statements which are conclusively verifiable ; that is , strongly verifiable statements can count as evidence for or against it . |
| 5 | There are always going to be people who will come out strongly for or against it . |
| 6 | Politicians argue for and against it : Should we have polls just before elections ? |
| 7 | Chapter 1 has already made reference to the dominance of this approach in the USA , and Chapter 8 will consider some of the arguments for and against it . |
| 8 | During this essay I shall try to reach a balanced judgement on the subject of military spending by showing the arguments for and against it . |
| 9 | What 's the nature of this challenge ? erm what 's the evidence for and against it ? |
| 10 | However , the earthly role of the community , be it protestant or catholic , is not seen as secondary to the religious message , but as either in continuity with or against it . |