Example sentences of "[noun] went against the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The result went against the way in which I cast my vote . |
| 2 | Lord Mackay 's decision to introduce standard fees instead of the hourly rates for legal aid work went against the principle that a solicitor would receive ‘ fair remuneration ’ for an individual case , Michael Beloff QC , for the society , told the High Court in London . |
| 3 | Within the general framework of his attack on the humanistic Hegelian tradition of Western Marxism , Althusser 's specific objection to Sartre 's attempt to mediate Marxism with existential subjectivity was that such a move went against the crucial discoveries which had founded Marxism in the first place ; in an extension of Lévi-Strauss ' argument , he maintained that the notion of ‘ man ’ that Sartre used was derived from a particular ideological definition of the human subject which represses Marx 's insight that the human subject is not the centre of history , together with Freud 's that the subject is not centred in consciousness . |
| 4 | As it happened all his discoveries went against the Peripatetic views , and as he advanced so the attacks on him grew , largely because the lesser ones among opponents saw their cosy lives of repetitions of dogma in danger . |
| 5 | As far as we can judge , in the early days at least , anti-Americanism went against the grain of popular feeling within Cuba . |
| 6 | Dona and Anna went against the grain for love , but Dona benefitted and got away with her actions while Anna escaped convention and let convention have its revenge . |
| 7 | Nevertheless , Judge Edward Garrison went against the general feeling of his colleagues and gave the idea its trial run . |
| 8 | Steel-Maitland wrote to The Times in 1913 to accuse the Liberals of corrupt practices at the Wick Burghs by-election , and Sanders noted that at Taunton they had given away half-crowns wrapped in Liberal leaflets ; both contests went against the trend , so there may be some truth in the allegations . |
| 9 | The decision went against the Harringtons , but they still refused to capitulate , presumably confident of ducal backing , and the matter was not finally settled until 1475 , when Hornby was confirmed to the daughters and hence to the Stanleys . |
| 10 | The decision went against the Harringtons , but they still refused to capitulate , presumably confident of ducal backing , and the matter was not finally settled until 1475 , when Hornby was confirmed to the daughters and hence to the Stanleys . |
| 11 | The committee 's findings were broadly in line with what the Law Society wanted , according to Mr Peter Ely , its president , although the committee 's opposition to employed solicitors appearing in higher courts went against the society 's wishes . |
| 12 | Vernons chief Malcolm Hughes said the plans went against the Government 's free market philosophy . |
| 13 | This situation went against the grain , as the top brass always needed to be on top of every situation and on top of every executive if they were to do their jobs to their own satisfaction ; not necessarily in the best interests of the Corporation , that is to say , but in their own best interests . |
| 14 | A lie went against the grain , but was necessary . |
| 15 | The shares went against the market to add 4p at 572p . |