Example sentences of "of the [noun sg] against [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Under the Judicature Acts no injunction can be granted by one division of the court against proceedings in another division ; but in every branch of the court an equitable right may be directly asserted and may be pleaded as a defence to a legal claim . |
| 2 | Robert Yates listens to Diamanda Galas , diva of the fight against Aids |
| 3 | ‘ I am walking over hot coals suspended over a deep pit at the bottom of which are a large number of vipers baring their fangs , ’ he said of the fight against anti-Europeans in his own party . |
| 4 | In this introductory chapter I therefore want to connect the two themes of the sociological neglect of housework , and the wider issue of the bias against women in sociology as a whole . |
| 5 | I AM a fan and an observer of dogs and before the avalanche descends on me I must shout that , like Chris Joyce , our US Editor , I am well aware of the case against dogs but also know that the relationship is to human advantage rather than the other way round . |
| 6 | As the purpose of an administration order is to give the company the necessary breathing space to achieve one or more of the purposes for which the order was made , the Act contains provisions designed to preserve the status quo and protect the property of the company against claims by creditors while the administrator attempts to achieve the purpose of the administration order . |
| 7 | The repeated victory of the owner against intruders looks like an arbitrary convention , obeyed by both individuals , that the ‘ owner always wins ’ . |
| 8 | Any comment made about the sub-standard display of the opposition against Rangers can be misinterpreted as an implication that the champions occasionally thrive on the shortcomings of others . |
| 9 | ( Certain detailed modifications of the effect of the rule against perpetuities are now enacted by the Perpetuities and Accumulations Act 1964 . ) |
| 10 | Incidentally , and irrelevantly for present purposes , that reasoning has led to the well-established conclusion that a child en ventre sa mère at a testator 's death but later born alive may rank as a life in being for the purposes of the rule against perpetuities , which is a rule of public policy under English law : see Long v. Blackhall ( 1797 ) 7 Durn. & E. 100 . |
| 11 | 9.8 Perpetuity period The perpetuity period applicable to this Lease shall be [ 80 ] years from the commencement of the Contractual Term and whenever in this Lease either party is granted a future interest in property there shall be deemed to be included in respect of every such grant a provision requiring that future interest to vest within the stated period and for it to be void for remoteness if it shall not have so vested Despite the importance of the rule against perpetuities , it is surprising that most leases granted today make no mention of it . |
| 12 | Goodwill Under Irish GAAP , goodwill may be either written off immediately on completion of the acquisition against shareholders ' equity or capitalized in the balance sheet and amortized through the income statement on a systematic basis over its useful economic life . |
| 13 | Detailed appraisal techniques are used to examine the overall financial viability of the project against predetermined investment criteria ( such as a post-tax discounted cash-flow return of 15% , explained in the following section ) and objectives previously set ; and to test the sensitivity of the project against changes in key variables ( such as revenue , capital cost , interest rates , and time period ) . |
| 14 | The Middlesbrough goalkeeper , an ever-present in the side until the promotion-clinching last match of the season against Wolves at Molineux , has enjoyed a memorable year . |