Example sentences of "[vb mod] [not/n't] [be] against " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although that may not be against a literal interpretation of the wording of the nuclear non-proliferation treaty , would not such a move be a gross affront to the potential proliferators who are reconsidering the need to indulge in the acquisition of nuclear weapons ? |
| 2 | La Tribune said the government would not be against Bull selling Zenith outright , naming Hewlett-Packard Co , Canon Inc and NEC Corp as possible candidates to buy it . |
| 3 | ( In this case , of course , the claim would not be against the toaster manufacturer but against the manufacturer of the heating element ) . |
| 4 | He said that if the people were ready for negotiations , he would n't be against it . |
| 5 | ‘ If the people were ready for negotiations , he would n't be against it . |
| 6 | But , then again , it does do a good thing , and I would n't be against giving them some support , |
| 7 | It certainly would n't be against the ideological er ideas of the Party but I mean that it was an ideological , it was more practical cos it was , it was related the purification campaign of the Party , cos we know they 're having these campaigns |
| 8 | I I 'm not against I ca n't be against the right of a c of a member of parliament to withhold their vote from their government . |
| 9 | ‘ German unity depends first of all on the German people … and France will not be against it . |