Example sentences of "against be " in BNC.
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| 1 | First , the arguments for and against are so soporifically dull that no one will ever stay interested long enough to sort the question out . |
| 2 | Among the dozens of glues now available the arguments for and against are mostly on the grounds of ease of application , durability and cost . |
| 3 | The argument against the system of election by thirds of course the arguments against are roughly these one , an obvious argument , is that it is conf it , it 's confusing to the public the system of election by thirds is confusing . |
| 4 | The decisions which may be appealed against are specified under headings ( a ) to ( e ) of the section . |
| 5 | The answer is that the odds against are very large indeed . |
| 6 | Against were : Mr John Major , Mr Tony Newton and Mr Nicholas Ridley . |
| 7 | But maybe not , for on each side , one for , one against were ‘ Mr Graham ( merchant ) and Mr J. Nicolson ( merchant ) . ’ |
| 8 | The 30 votes against were all cast by members of the right-wing Conservative Party , the main opposition in the House of Assembly , whose spokesman , Jan Hoon , condemned the repeal as " an act of betrayal " . |
| 9 | The votes against were cast by the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party ( BJP ) ; members of the National Front-Left Front grouping abstained . |
| 10 | Voting against were the Christian National Union ( ZChN ) , the Centre Alliance ( PC ) , Solidarity , the Peasant Accord ( or Party — PL ) , the Christian Democrat Party ( PChD ) , Christian Democracy ( ChD ) and the Union of Realpolitik ( UPR ) . |
| 11 | Among the eight votes against were those of the communist KKE-Exterior . |
| 12 | Those against were concerned that clients may not accept the holding-up of an urgent transaction and felt this could lead to abuse . |
| 13 | A The first kind developed out of the Romantic movement which emerged at a time when artists of all kinds rebelled against being servants in wealthy households , obeying their patrons ' orders and being regulated by religious , political and other advisers . |
| 14 | He warns us against being seduced by ‘ a new and … illiberal ‘ liberal ’ orthodoxy' designed to accommodate demands for a law protecting Islamic sensitivities . |
| 15 | Mascarpone is the fresh cheese that really rebels against being low fat — it is virtually solidified cream . |
| 16 | In March 1544 , before the Rough Wooing began , Lennox had been warned against being one of those who ‘ favoured the case of England or their new opinions ’ — a warning which he did not heed . |
| 17 | They informed to curry favour and to build up credit against being informed on themselves , but also out of ambition , spite , jealousy and almost every other nasty motive found in human nature . |
| 18 | Under duress from external events , she practised collective Cabinet government in something approaching the traditional form , though David Howell , at that time Secretary of State for Transport , cautions against being carried away by the collective theme : |
| 19 | unalterable conviction in favour of the adoption for our Palace of Administration of the revived national style — a style so characteristic of our own age it is beginning to be called Victorian — we protest against being obliged to tolerate an effete Palladian or mongrel Renaissance architecture to please those who wish to claim the merit of a breadth of view and of artistic sympathy by denying that they have any prejudices on the subject , one way or the other . |
| 20 | Most lenders of money , e.g. banks and building societies , insist that a home owner takes out an insurance for the worth of the building , to protect it against being accidentally destroyed . |
| 21 | BANKER Lorrain Osman , 60 , held in custody for 5½ years , was yesterday granted a final appeal by the High Court against being sent to Hong Kong on fraud charges . |
| 22 | Clause 24 and Sch 5 provide additional protection for all safety representatives against being dismissed for carrying out their health and safety duties . |
| 23 | In our main 1979 survey , 11 per cent of credit buyers said that their contracts had included some form of insurance against being unable to pay , while 19 per cent did not know ( Appendix I , Table 35 ) . |
| 24 | STILL FIGHTING : Recent scans detect no cancer — but doctors have warned Roy against being over- optimistic |
| 25 | He agreed some of the material was ‘ dubious ’ but did not think children should be protected by law against being photographed in the nude . |
| 26 | In such emergency situations your dog will be frightened anyway , and you will need to protect yourself as far as possible against being bitten . |
| 27 | ‘ Increasingly , communication is seen as community , an exchange of stories , life experiences , insights — functions which build relationships in a world which naturally works against relationships , against being in touch with one another ’ , said Rev Randy L Naylor , Director of the Division of Communication and President of WACC . |
| 28 | The protection against being bound by a treaty to which there has been no express consent appears excessive , while it is easier to be held bound by customary obligations . |
| 29 | Only by researching stocks thoroughly or by taking skilled impartial advice can a client ensure against being misled . |
| 30 | This checking role was to be played by the Senate , as John Adams explained : The rich ought to have an effectual barrier in the constitution against being robbed , plundered , and murdered , as well as the poor ; and this can never be without an independent Senate . |