Example sentences of "would be [vb pp] against the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | MPs would be steadied against the King by their constituents . |
| 2 | Michael Cole , the media director for the House of Fraser , said on March 7 , 1990 , that the report was inept and prejudiced , while on the same day Sir Edward Du Cann , chairman of Lonrho ( which had itself desired to take over the House of Fraser ) , criticized the government for refusing to take action against the Fayeds and said that damages would be sought against the brothers through the courts . |
| 3 | They would be pitted against the sect 's estimated strength , obtained from his questioning of Louise , of the twelve main heavies , known as Apostles , and a further forty to fifty lesser nasties in the bullying hierarchy , who gloried in the title of Disciples . |
| 4 | For instance , if a leaf spring was being made , each leaf would be tested against the pattern whilst work proceeded to ensure the correct curve . |
| 5 | The lawyer representing the FIS leadership , Abdenour Ali Yahya , said an appeal would be made against the decision . |
| 6 | The defence counsel said that appeals would be made against the verdicts . |
| 7 | He said an appeal would be made against the refusal of a licence , which would prevent the club opening after pub hours . |
| 8 | Mrs Clinton also assured the Hopkins audience that the hospitals of major research institutions like theirs would be insulated against the dog-eat-dog , cost-cutting incentives inherent in managed competition , the administration 's basic formula for reform . |
| 9 | It is important to remember that such a campaign would be conducted against the background of the economy moving back to full employment , and therefore of an increasing range of job opportunities for school-leavers . |
| 10 | It was held that relief would be given against the defendant even though he was a third party . |
| 11 | The editor-in-chief of Izvestia , the most respected national daily newspaper , also said legal action would be taken against the Speaker , for seeking to impose restrictions on the newspaper and employing ‘ Bolshevik psychology ’ to gag the press . |
| 12 | Opposition leaders , however , expressed concern at the continuing military disruption of the transition period , and questioned whether effective action would be taken against the military . |
| 13 | ‘ What Maradona said is the most stupid declaration of the Eighties by a football player , ’ said the Fifa spokesman Guido Tognoni , who added that no disciplinary action would be taken against the player . |
| 14 | In later years China sought to present her credentials as a regional power and encourage an interpretation of neutralisation which would be directed against the USSR as an external power and would underline the illegitimacy of Soviet support for Vietnamese actions in Indochina . |