Example sentences of "have [vb pp] out against [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The governing body of English basketball has come out against a top woman player who wants to compete with men . |
| 2 | The British Prime Minister , John Major , has spoken out against the US 's refusal to commit itself to a declaration concerning targets and schedules aimed at controlling emissions of greenhouse gasses . |
| 3 | They can hardly design a Mulberry harbour and tented village for Iona which has held out against the ravages of the Atlantic , the Viking , the climate , and the disinterest of the Scot in his religious heritage . |
| 4 | The root of the East German church 's involvement lies in the agonising sense of guilt and self-accusation among many clergy during and after the Second World War for not having spoken out against the Nazis in time . |
| 5 | By then other intellectuals had come out against the radicals . |
| 6 | From the time of James 's second Indulgence , most Whigs and Nonconformists had come out against the suspending power , on the promise that if they stuck by the Church , they would be given some measure of toleration . |
| 7 | Then it had held out against a wave of patriotism among a public which was totally unaware of the reality of modern warfare , never having been touched by it . |
| 8 | But Machynlleth councillors have come out against the Trust 's plans to close the district hospital and have vowed to campaign to save it . |
| 9 | RESIDENTS in the area where a new superstore is planned have come out against the proposals . |
| 10 | The most publicized cases of such non-co-operation have occurred where some authorities have stood out against the minister on a highly political issue . |