Example sentences of "of [noun sg] against [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is understood there may also be evidence of discrimination against Irish suspects . |
| 2 | If allegations of discrimination against Irish suspects were sustained , the pressure on the Government to re-open the Birmingham Six case would be intensified . |
| 3 | Congress recognizes that discrimination in employment is part of a wider pattern of discrimination against homosexual men and women in society as a whole , and that a campaign to achieve the objects ( listed above in the resolution ) will be more effective if this is taken into account and is conducted in association with gay rights and civil liberty organizations . |
| 4 | The body 's first line of protection against environmental stimuli is effected through the defence or immune system . |
| 5 | To the agriculturist it offers a basic form of protection against urban influences , and for the minerals industry it retains accessible , cheap , and exploitable natural resources . |
| 6 | Can the car be allowed to be just a car , no longer a symbol of defence against possible demands , feelings about a prettier younger sister or a manipulating mother ? |
| 7 | These institutions are produced for the same purpose as neuroses are by the individual ; they are collective solutions for the problem of defence against unsatisfied wishes . |
| 8 | Court actions for breach of contract against public authorities are very rare because other means of resolving contractual disputes ( such as arbitration ) are seen as preferable to litigation . |
| 9 | But it was hit by £33m of provision against three jobs the Channel Tunnel , Euro-Disney and the Storebaelt Bridge in Denmark . |
| 10 | It was further reported on April 12 that the police inquiry into allegations of malpractice against those officers who had interviewed the Four was being obstructed by the absence of an official transcript of the trial . |
| 11 | Individual investors , unlike the S.I.B. , are given no statutory right of action against third parties ‘ knowingly concerned . ’ |
| 12 | She always condemned the use of force against religious Nonconformists , and prayed that the Presbyterians and Independents would never be in a position to impose their own brands of orthodoxy . |
| 13 | He believed that there should be some form of demonstration against such displays and set about organising the ‘ march for righteousness ’ . |
| 14 | Have you heard reports of violence against English drivers ? |
| 15 | It was the first time a Moslem mosque had been firebombed in Britain during a wave of violence against Asian places of worship . |
| 16 | As British diplomats manoeuvred to protect extra-European spheres of influence against foreign rivals , they found themselves inexorably drawn into taking sides in the hardening alliance system on the European continent . |
| 17 | For the purpose of conducting investigations into complaints of maladministration against local authorities ( other than parish , community , or town councils ) , local commissioners have been appointed . |
| 18 | James had for some time been accepting an annual pension from Elizabeth in return for promises of assistance against foreign invaders — meaning , at this period , Spain — and on the tacit understanding that he would in no way connive at his mother 's return to Scotland . |
| 19 | I do n't know what happens about any other consultants who may be engaged but I suspect there will be no waiver of subrogation against those firms . |
| 20 | The commission expressed its ‘ outrage ’ that rape was being used as a weapon of war against Muslim women . |
| 21 | This was due mainly to the very high value of sterling against other currencies . |
| 22 | While the widespread building of town walls in the second half of the fourteenth century provided a measure of safety against marauding forces ( even against the Companies ) , such fortifications could not be ignored by an enemy bent upon conquest . |
| 23 | A police investigation has led to charges of assault against five officers . |
| 24 | When the pope nevertheless steadfastly refused to give way , Henry intensified his attack on the church ; in the summer of 1530 he issued a charge of praemunire against fifteen clerics , including the four bishops who had supported Catherine , on the grounds that they had aided Wolsey in the exercise of his legatine authority and thereby given support to papal jurisdiction within his realm . |
| 25 | He followed up his earlier limited charge of praemunire against selected churchmen with a similar charge against the whole of the English clergy , accusing them of exercising a spiritual jurisdiction that conflicted with their duty as his subjects . |
| 26 | Asked about Bosnia , Mr Major said he did not regard the US airdrops as presenting any danger of retaliation against British troops on the ground in the former Yugoslavia . |
| 27 | The Attorney-General took proceedings in the Court of Exchequer against those landowners who refused to compound : where necessary he obtained a writ of injunction sequestrating the assarted lands , which were then leased to other tenants . |
| 28 | Attainment of the competence award is not limited by any specific time period or course length , so candidates will be able to come forward for assessment whenever they have accumulated the required evidence of competence against national standards . |
| 29 | AIRLINE boss Richard Branson is on the verge of victory against British Airways rival Lord King after claiming a ‘ dirty tricks ’ campaign had been waged against Virgin Atlantic . |
| 30 | Although these facts look impressive , they may overstate the success of policy against restrictive practices . |