Example sentences of "[noun] [noun sg] [is] [adj] against " in BNC.
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| 1 | This shirt 's 65% polyester 35% cotton fabric is warm against the skin even when first put on . |
| 2 | In addition — and this is a concession which the British Government refuses to grant — tax relief is available against the costs of repairing and maintaining historic houses . |
| 3 | So , although breast feeding is protective against allergies , late gradual weaning is probably just as important , if not more so , especially for bottle fed babies . |
| 4 | A CLEVELAND fireman is appealing against a decision to transfer him from Thornaby fire station to his home town of Billingham . |
| 5 | Durie was rushed into hospital for the operation within hours of the Tottenham party — minus Durie — returning from Wednesday night 's friendly against Lazio in Rome . |
| 6 | The former Leicester City player is appealing against a two-match suspension . |
| 7 | He said that the public policy which the court was implementing was not some 19th century economic theory about the benefit to the general public of freedom of trade , but the protection of those whose bargaining power is weak against being forced by those whose bargaining power is stronger to enter into bargains that are unconscionable . |