Example sentences of "[conj] [adv] the opposite " in BNC.
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| 1 | Giving in , or submissive behaviour , is more or less the opposite side of the coin to aggressive behaviour . |
| 2 | She added : ‘ If David King is saying substantial community services are being built up , I can only say that quite the opposite picture is being painted to me . |
| 3 | He left the corner and trekked a few blocks east until he found a bar , where he put two bourbons down his throat , and wished to his core that alcohol and not the opposite sex had been his addiction . |
| 4 | The activities of politicians , pop stars and policemen notwithstanding , life for most people is much the same , obviously , whatever decade it is — more or less endurable if you are young , that is , and quite the opposite if you are not . |
| 5 | I do n't think so , really it 's just the opposite problem of what we 've got over here , being submissive now we all know what being being sub submissive yes we let people walk all over us we do n't say yeah we we listen to what everybody else says and therefore the opposite is you 're gon na get aggressive to get what we want . |
| 6 | Which brings us to camp , considered by some to be the essence of the homosexual sensibility , by others , both within and without gay culture , as virtually the opposite : the quintessence of an alienated , inadequate sensibility ( above , Chapter 3 ) . |