Example sentences of "he [is] against " in BNC.
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| 1 | He is against ‘ Greatbritain ’ , with its aristocratic capitalists , its MI5 and its MI6 . |
| 2 | He is against racism and sexism , but is capable of reflecting : ‘ He was in love with Alison Houston . |
| 3 | Sir : Roy Hattersley says that he is against electoral reform as it would stop the Labour Party winning an overall majority . |
| 4 | He is against the proposed plan to introduce a 10-team league playing each other home and away as he feels it would be asking too much of the players . |
| 5 | In fact , Wordsworth 's position begins to look surprisingly consistent , if one considers what he is against ; he is prepared to use any weapon to attack liberal commercial values and the new affluent middle class . |
| 6 | Agriculture Minister John Gummer has also stated he is against those who frighten the country about the safety of food with false alarms . |
| 7 | He is against the channel tunnel ; he is against Government secrecy ; he is against the concentration of press ownership . |
| 8 | He is against the channel tunnel ; he is against Government secrecy ; he is against the concentration of press ownership . |
| 9 | He is against the channel tunnel ; he is against Government secrecy ; he is against the concentration of press ownership . |
| 10 | The hon. Gentleman has for some time been against the original fast rail link through Kent and south London , and we have learnt tonight that he is against the current project , apparently because he believes that all British Rail 's money should be spent on saving his neck by improving the lousy commuter service that his constituents have had to tolerate for 13 years of Tory misrule — to use a well-known phrase from a couple of decades back . |
| 11 | He knows very well , because he is against a single currency in principle , like his predecessor , the right hon. Member for Blaby ( Mr. Lawson ) , who clearly expressed his views — which , I think , are shared by the present Chancellor — in an article in one of the tabloid newspapers . |
| 12 | In theory , the student protester will say that he is against any and all instances of injustice , inhumanity , exploitation , colonialism , violence , limitation of freedom of speech , or whatever ( the list is a long one ! ) . |
| 13 | The leader of Wear Valley District Council has said he is against a Government decision to transfer responsibility for meat inspections from council officials to a new national body . |
| 14 | Basically he is against carrying your holiday over , essentially . |
| 15 | ‘ He 's against every bloody thing , ’ replied his mate . |
| 16 | He 's against rummaging in one 's past — not that even he would use that term for A la Récherche though he really detests the style . |
| 17 | In the end he decides to sell on the open market ; he 's against the TI takeover , but needs the cash to live on now he 's redundant . |