Example sentences of "[is] [adv prt] against " in BNC.
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| 1 | The pound is down against the dollar at ( $1.75 ) one dollar , seventy five , but up against the mark at ( 2.88 ) two marks eighty eight . |
| 2 | The pound is down against the dollar and the Deutsch Mark at one dollar , seventy-three and at two marks , eighty-eight . |
| 3 | And if Rangers striker Mark Hateley needs a preview of what he 's up against at Ibrox tonight , he need only watch a video replay of that moment of madness . |
| 4 | A prairie dog that knows what it 's up against may have a better chance of getting away safely . |
| 5 | Trisha has won an Oxford in Bloom prize every year since 1985 … this year she 's up against her neighbour in the all-winners category . |
| 6 | The pound though is down at one dollar , seventy-one but , for once , it 's up against the Mark at two marks , fifty-four . |
| 7 | Absolutely but he 's up against the fact that nobody wants to know what he 's doing . |
| 8 | Some indication of what she 's up against ? |
| 9 | With distinguished complete sets of these pieces from Daniel Barenboim and Livia Rev , this new recording from Chandos is up against tough competition . |
| 10 | We have also explored the left-inclined critique of responsible party government and pluralism , so highlighting the extent to which theory is up against theory as much as any theory is assessed up against facts . |
| 11 | Hamlet is up against not just a man , but a king , he will have to strike when the king is unarmed , And he would also have to be able to explain his actions , and yet even his mother does not believe him , but only see him as mad |
| 12 | Crosby 's Shirli-Ann Siddall , now based in Dorset , is up against seventh seed Jennifer Capriati in the first round and junior Lorna Woodroffe , languishing at 532 in the rankings , faces Switzerland 's 11th seed Manuela Maleeva-Fragniere . |
| 13 | But Pond Pavarotti , which qualified in third place , is up against second favourite to win the classic , Glengar Ranger , and another top notcher , Taringar Bay . |
| 14 | ‘ Howard Kendall is doing his best , but we think he is up against a brick wall . |
| 15 | Pat has got a second class going , for the elderly at the Newquay Day Centre ( where she is up against a simultaneously running Bingo session ) , and would now like to introduce a recreational and/or breathing class to her locality . |