| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | be [verb] against the [noun] | 256 |
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| 2 | be [vb pp] against the [noun] | 246 |
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| 3 | be [verb] against the [noun sg] | 200 |
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| 4 | be [verb] against the [noun pl] | 43 |
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| 5 | be [verb] against the background | 24 |
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| 6 | be [verb] against the background | 24 |
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| 7 | be set against the [noun] | 19 |
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| 8 | be set against the [noun] | 19 |
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| 9 | be balance against the [noun] | 19 |
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| 10 | be balanced against the [noun] | 19 |
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| 11 | be made against the [noun] | 13 |
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| 12 | be make against the [noun] | 13 |
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| 13 | be take against the [noun] | 11 |
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| 14 | be weighed against the [noun] | 11 |
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| 15 | be weigh against the [noun] | 11 |
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| 16 | be taken against the [noun] | 11 |
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| 17 | be see against the [noun] | 10 |
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| 18 | be used against the [noun] | 10 |
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| 19 | be seen against the [noun] | 10 |
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| 20 | be use against the [noun] | 10 |
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| 21 | be offset against the [noun] | 9 |
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| 22 | be [v-ing] against the [noun] | 9 |
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| 23 | be offset against the [noun] | 9 |
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| 24 | be [verb] against the [noun prp] | 8 |
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| 25 | be construed against the [noun] | 7 |
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| 26 | be bring against the [noun] | 7 |
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| 27 | be brought against the [noun] | 7 |
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| 28 | be construe against the [noun] | 7 |
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| 29 | be test against the [noun] | 6 |
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| 30 | be check against the [noun] | 6 |
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