Example sentences of "are [verb] against " in BNC.
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| 1 | But when this and fines imposed on others as well as those firms involved in the Folding-Carton industry conspiracy are calculated against the gross revenues and then standardized as a fine imposed on a person earning $15,000 annually , it is clear that they are relatively minuscule . |
| 2 | This often leads to problems as boys will share their new found skills and knowledge with others in the playground , no matter what warnings are given against this by adult trainers in their clubs . |
| 3 | Again , the calorie counts are given against each item and at the end of each meal . |
| 4 | Workers are risin' against the poverty and 'ardship . |
| 5 | In fact , one of the reasons God is so concerned that we do not involve ourselves in premarital and extramarital relations is so that we will never feel we are competing against the skill and ability of another lover . |
| 6 | Mr Broom says : ‘ The hypnotherapeutic approach is considered particularly relevant for assistance in distance running because in a very real sense you are competing against yourself . ’ |
| 7 | Don Cameron , 53 , from Bristol , and BBC producer Rob Bayly are competing against four other teams — all flying identical 90-foot helium balloons . |
| 8 | His competitors , in turn , once they become aware of what they are competing against , are forced to sweeten still further the opportunities they make available to the market ; and so on . |
| 9 | As mentioned earlier , pay , hours and grade are validated against the pay schedule entered on the previous screen . |
| 10 | Councillors need to be very strong-minded , and in some circumstances foolhardy , if they are to go against strongly offered professional opinions . |
| 11 | CROWN prosecutors are to appeal against a lenient sentence imposed on a rapist whose victim died after the attack . |
| 12 | Nicole Meissner , 24 , and boyfriend Ebby Thust are to appeal against their jail sentence for blackmailing Peter Graf , 54 , out of Pounds 320,000 . |
| 13 | Leeds and London Holdings and Deans Garden Centre , Scarborough , are to appeal against refusal of planning permission by Scarborough council for a superstore to be developed on land at Seamer Road . |
| 14 | Differences on the translation of the net assets of overseas operations are adjusted against retained profits . |
| 15 | A mop and pail are propped against the wall , but there is nothing else of interest or value here . |
| 16 | Do you think the police in this area are biased against young white people ? |
| 17 | ‘ Quite a few employers are biased against ex-service people because they have misconceptions that they are either robots who only take orders , or that they will run around handing orders out . |
| 18 | This sort of rhetoric masks the policy impetus and philosophy behind these ’ choices ’ : two theories of population which uphold the very exploitative social relations feminists are struggling against . |
| 19 | Dear Sirs , re Ltd Property : We act for the buyer of the above property , and we should be grateful if you would search the register of the above company to ascertain whether any charges or incumbrances or the appointment of a receiver or other matter adverse to the company 's title prior to 1 January 1970 are registered against the said property . |
| 20 | But police officers can be dismissed only if severe disciplinary charges are proven against them . |
| 21 | It 's got 4 terminals , which are pressed against the body of an opponant and a trigger releases the current . |
| 22 | These changes are examined against a background of rural turbulence and a radical restructuring of the agrarian economy — the demise of pastoralism , the emergence of specialised latifundia cereal estates and rural syndicalism , more recently the widespread mechanisation of agriculture , land reform and labour migration . |
| 23 | Under the Williamson scheme , such misalignments are guarded against — first by setting the central rate at the FEER , and then by keeping it there . |
| 24 | Proliferation of such schemes will make it essential both to try to avoid consumer confusion , and also to ensure that gaps and overlap are guarded against , but they are all to be welcomed as a recognition that a proper complaints and redress system is necessary if justice is to be done . |
| 25 | Many girls do manage to survive and come out able to build up a life for themselves , but the odds are stacked against them . |
| 26 | But Conner still knows the odds are stacked against him . |
| 27 | Although confident , we know the odds are stacked against the climbers . |
| 28 | Make no mistake , the odds are stacked against you , but you still have a chance if you play your cards right . |
| 29 | The odds are stacked against the Leeds midfielder , who has damaged ankle ligaments . |
| 30 | He again failed to acknowledge the part that he could play in reducing the odds which are stacked against women and shackle them in the way that he described . |