Example sentences of "off against [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The outstanding ties are the visit of Barnet , who almost made the Fourth Division twice in recent seasons , to Cambridge City 's four-year-old stadium ; a derby between Dover and Folkestone , who had four players sent off against Redhill in the previous round ; and , by a nice coincidence , the meeting of Bishop Auckland , defectors to the HFS Loans League , and South Bank , loyal to their roots , almost exactly a century on from their historic match . |
| 2 | Ten-goal McCarthy was sent off against Exeter City last month . |
| 3 | The Ibrox side are resigned to being without the Englishman for the European Cup showdown with Marseille on 7 April because of the automatic one-match ban which he must serve after his sending off against Brugge on Wednesday night . |
| 4 | How the home side handle the threat posed by Hateley , who was unfortunate to be ordered off against Brugge , could be a significant factor in altering a disappointing run of results against their city rivals . |
| 5 | Although the Bank of England does not forbid them to do so , such stakes would have to be wholly written off against capital . |
| 6 | In addition £219.9m was set off against share premium account in 1988 under s 133 , CA 1985 and not recorded in the accounts . |
| 7 | Thomas kicked it off against Blackburn , but his move to Ewood Park collapsed , and so did his world . |
| 8 | As more JARs become part of harmonisation regulation we hope that this work and associated costs will diminish in the next year or so , and the cost of work on JARs must be set off against work not needed on BCARs . |
| 9 | A minute 's silence was to be observed before the Blues kicked off against Stoke City at Goodison Park the following day Saturday November 23 1963 . |
| 10 | The third component should be written off against profit if it represents an overpayment or transferred to reserves if an underpayment . |
| 11 | Daley , he believes , would have helped England beat France and then Taylor would n't have had to pull Gary Lineker off against Sweden . |
| 12 | They were written off against unit sales over the royalty periods . |
| 13 | This is the clearest indication , apart from Beatrice 's column in The New Age , that Beatrice was playing Max off against Modigliani . |
| 14 | Encouraged by their interpretations of each others ' dreams they set off against Humbaba to cut down his cedar forests . |
| 15 | COSTS — legal aid — set off against damages . |
| 16 | in such circumstances it would be appropriate to have the words ‘ save by way of set off against damages and/or costs ’ added to the order and our counsel should be advised accordingly . |
| 17 | Tait will miss matches against Bradford and Reading after reaching 21 points , and will be ruled out against Hartlepool United and Preston after being sent off against Chester . |
| 18 | Also in the squad is assistant manager Mick Tait , who has served a four-match suspension following his sending off against Chester last month . |
| 19 | ‘ By the time the season kicked off against Norwich it was felt I was ready but because of the heat I felt it hard going and I struggled . |
| 20 | Vice-captain Gary Bennett , who limped off against West Ham with a thigh injury , will miss Saturday 's game at Southend but hopes to be fit for the FA Cup replay . |
| 21 | Companies in future will be able to write off against taxes only the first $1 million of what they pay any director or executive . |
| 22 | It was only half way back to Darlington that we realised we never had learned why Bobby Orton walked off against Burnhope . |
| 23 | Five years ago , Ally McCoist was given a three-match ban after being sent off against Cologne in a UEFA Cup tie . |
| 24 | Troy Coker heads for home after being sent off against Bath at the Stoop . |
| 25 | Ruddock himself , back from a one-match ban after being sent off against Crystal Palace , was blameless as he met a Vinny Samways cross to beat Steve Ogrizovic . |
| 26 | ‘ I 've never been more depressed than the time I was sent off against Hibs . |
| 27 | Then Paul Gascoigne was sent off against Manchester United and Stewart moved back to fill his place . |
| 28 | Thirteen-goal Trevor Morley is suspended after being sent off against Reggiana and Bonds must decide whether to play Clive Allen alone upfront or give rookie striker Steve Jones his first team debut . |
| 29 | They include asking whether various capital losses could be written off against property companies owned by BAe ; whether the Government was aware of BAe 's attempts to use leasing companies to defray indirectly further tax bills ; and what was the total trading tax loss written off . |
| 30 | The cost of that level of expansion ah were largely written off against revenue or a large part of against revenue with the effect that reduces the business to break even . |