Example sentences of "[adv] come [adv prt] against " in BNC.
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| 1 | The table provided in the Library note projects that we shall not come up against the upper ceiling of the present capacity in either this or the next financial year . |
| 2 | In their report , the prime minister 's advisers did not come out against optical fibres altogether . |
| 3 | ‘ The problem , ’ said , senior partner with Dorman Jeffrey , ‘ is that estimating is an art , not a science , and you can still come up against obstacles from the other side and other unforeseen circumstances outwith your control . |
| 4 | ‘ Just by joining the ratings system does n't mean a player will immediately come up against Bates or Durie , ’ the LTA 's events manager Gavin Fletcher told me . |
| 5 | Take-up is lower among medium-sized companies ‘ perhaps because they feel their profile is too low to attract many claims or that their shareholding is so tightly controlled they wo n't come up against too many disgruntled shareholders who are the main source of claim in this country . ’ |
| 6 | You will almost certainly come up against the person who has ordered something and then decided they do n't want it . |