Example sentences of "[subord] [pron] [is] against " in BNC.
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| 1 | A was held liable to B for trespass to his goods and to C for unlawful interference with his contract with B. However , there must be some conduct which is ‘ unlawful ’ apart from the intent to injure C , so that , for example , refusing , without any breach of contract , to provide B with supplies that he needs to fulfil his contract with C is no more a tort against C than it is against B , even though A 's motive is to injure C. |
| 2 | £88,000 amortised over 10 years at 13% interest would result in an annual charge of £16,192 so it is against this figure he has compared outdoor accommodation . |
| 3 | If it is against the interests of the working class to cooperate with capitalists , there are nevertheless two possible ways of persuading them to do so . |
| 4 | It should be noted that it follows from this that an action in respect of a public law wrong can be a private action for present purposes if it is against a non-governmental body . |
| 5 | But neither labelling patterns of resistance as unreasonable nor believing that managers can be manipulated into acceptance if it is against their interest , are adequate solutions . |
| 6 | But if you did genuinely make that statement it 's more likely to be true if it 's against your interest , rather than for your interest . |
| 7 | I do n't think it 's of great benefit to English rugby to go around persuading people to stay on if it 's against their wishes , and possibly against their better judgement . |
| 8 | But with a woman or girl , no , unless it 's against yourself . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | The police deny it , because it is against the law , but there are few motorists who do n't believe it exists . |
| 11 | I have had my own opinion confirmed with the advice from the business convenor and the vice convenor , and that is that we determine that this is in fact a counter motion that you have spoken to because it is against the spirit of the deliverance . |
| 12 | He added , I have to pass a sentence because it is against the law . |
| 13 | The third one up here , the small one , is a little bit sort of lost because it 's against er , this sort of cavity light here so that one tends to get a little bit lost . |
| 14 | Whether it 's against poison gas or pollution or radiation he ca n't say . |
| 15 | ‘ If we can not win now , when everything is against the Government , when can we ever win again ? ’ |
| 16 | Mr Kinnock has been If we can not win now , when everything is against the Government , when can we ever win again ? consistently less popular than his party . |
| 17 | Despite the evidence of solidarity there is little to suggest that this culture , even though it is against the formal organizational structure , is one that produces active protest against the conditions of the work enterprise . |
| 18 | Now , no militiaman says anything to them , even though it is against the law . |
| 19 | Do n't th'know as it 's against the law to hold a slave in England now ? ’ |