Example sentences of "[adv] be against " in BNC.
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| 1 | Corporatism is designed to sustain the existing economic system by securing the co-operation of labour in policies for incomes , prices , profits and dividends which can only be against its long-term interests ( Panitch 1979 ; Jessop 1979 ) . |
| 2 | The front arches are not repeated on the back because a credence table is a side table and will always be against a wall . |
| 3 | Mr Rosen 's attack on the lists was not with the particular choice of titles — indeed the list was so extensive that no one could possibly be against them all . |
| 4 | No one can possibly be against a cleaner environment and the conservation of rare and irreplaceable species such as elephants , whales and orchids . |
| 5 | Similarly , no one can possibly be against the concept of better quality air and drinking water . |
| 6 | Classless Mr Major , one might guess , would also be against hereditary powers . |
| 7 | In many cases , following the advice , particularly with regard to sleep , will initially be against the ‘ natural ’ dictates of the body clock , but , as we have explained , obeying the body clock in this case will only prolong the difficulties in living with the new time zone . |
| 8 | Thus , an agreement to get drunk would doubtless be against public policy , but an agreement to refrain from doing so would be sufficient consideration for a return promise . |