Example sentences of "opposed to a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ where a police constable ( or a traffic warden ) in uniform ’ This point means a police constable ( as opposed to a cadet ) or a traffic warden , both of whom must be in uniform . |
| 2 | They have stories that need telling as opposed to a plot that most of us have never heard before and which make us feel uncomfortable . |
| 3 | These figures backed up comments from a great number of part-time farmers that the off-farm job was a financial necessity as opposed to a choice . |
| 4 | From what I could gather they were showing in in the area where the new ticket office is , as opposed to a bit screen on the pitch facing the east stand as they propose for the scum game ( And they 're getting a beer license for this too ! ! ! ! ! ) . |
| 5 | Is it actually a computer that does things , as opposed to a computer that you do things to ? |
| 6 | It looks like 16mm film because it 's Kodak Gold and that 's because I wanted it to look like good-quality home snaps as opposed to a kind of beautiful , arty shot . |
| 7 | Moreover the newcomers do like to see farm workers around the village since this serves as a reminder that they do indeed live in a ‘ truly rural ’ village , as opposed to a kind of rustic suburbia . |
| 8 | Where a defendant raises the defence of latent defect , and the defect alleged is one arising in the manufacture of the product , as opposed to a defect caused by lack of maintenance , the plaintiff now has another weapon in his armoury . |
| 9 | Petty Sessions or Quarter Sessions : a criminal court , as opposed to a magistrate 's court where only short sentences could be imposed . |
| 10 | The most noticeable aspect of Therapy ? now — as opposed to a year ago — is that the anger and tension of their sound is mixed with a fresh waft of cool and poise onstage . |
| 11 | We also talked about the new settlement being self-contained and integrated , but came I think to a consensus around the table that the level of employment provision in the new settlement should be related to the level of employment supply in the new settlement as opposed to a level of employment which would satisfy employment needs |
| 12 | It was distinctly smelly , kennel-kept as opposed to a household pet dog . |
| 13 | The question of whether warranties should be given on a joint and/or several basis is less likely to be relevant when dealing with an asset sale ( where the contracting vendor will usually be a company ) as opposed to a share sale ( when individual shareholders will often be asked to give warranties ) . |
| 14 | As a general rule the number of third party consents that a vendor ( or perhaps purchaser ) must obtain are normally greater if it is an asset as opposed to a share sale . |
| 15 | Ltd [ 1985 ] AC 210 , it was held that a property developer , as opposed to a building owner , was not owed a duty of care by a local authority . |
| 16 | For a supplier ( as opposed to a manufacturer ) to be liable , four requirements have to be satisfied . |
| 17 | The final text of the draft treaty , published at the end of June , embodied the concept of a Soviet confederation with power located in the individual republics , as opposed to a federation with a strong central government . |
| 18 | ‘ did wilfully , openly , lewdly and obscenely ’ This point means , without concealment and usually involves an erect penis as opposed to a man merely urinating . |
| 19 | The hon. Gentleman illustrated his argument graphicaly , and so shall I. No hon. Member will forget the riots in Trafalgar square and elsewhere in the country that were provoked by those opposed to a system of taxation endorsed by Parliament . |
| 20 | When two grammatical items occur together in a specified syntagmatic relation , they are said to colligate and the combination is a colligation ( as opposed to a collocation ) . |
| 21 | The fact that the country has become a major exporter means a boost to the balance of payments of something over £7 billion per year in 1984 as opposed to a debit of some £4 billion ten years ago . |
| 22 | Altogether twenty-three Pharaonic monuments ( grade one classification ) suffered damage as opposed to a total of 132 Islamic and Coptic monuments in Cairo itself . |
| 23 | A random , as opposed to a fasting , sample has advantages as this can be performed in the routine diabetic clinic and in particular does not require a separate visit with alterations in timing of hypoglycaemic drug therapy . |
| 24 | Minuscule Normally a small letter , as opposed to a capital or uncial ( see below ) . |
| 25 | But as the key diagram stands at the moment , because it goes north of Knaresborough in its indication of where the route proposal will be , I think if that i key diagram is to remain , it is right for the examination to consider what the need for that route is as opposed to a route or any other route which goes between Harrogate and Knaresborough . |
| 26 | The Nuneaton and Bedworth Council claimed it had received letters of protest from residents opposed to a trial scheme to allow fishing on three lakes in the borough . |
| 27 | This was the first ever building specifically erected as a social meeting place , as opposed to a church , in this country — or for that matter , anywhere else in the world . |
| 28 | So you can put R , as opposed to a call park or a hold or something . |
| 29 | The auditors may also be directed to value the shares on the basis that the company 's business is a going concern , as opposed to a break-up basis . |
| 30 | They 're very popular with the tourists , I think they feel they are taking back a whole cheese as opposed to a portion cut off a bigger cheese . |