Example sentences of "[noun sg] [to-vb] [adv prt] against " in BNC.
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| 1 | But Joseph was now resigned to moving to the reservation , saying : ‘ It required a strong heart to stand up against such talk , but I urged my people to be quiet , and not to begin a war . ’ |
| 2 | But suddenly , he could n't be bothered to argue any further , and went back to watching the boxing , storing the argument away carefully in his mind to bring up against her another time . |
| 3 | As a rule of thumb , if Target has sufficient distributable reserves to effect the purchase of its own shares , it will also have sufficient capacity to carry back against the preceding six years ' mainstream corporation tax all the ACT incurred on the distribution , so this should not be a real cost . |
| 4 | Gary was bolder than Hoomey , less graceful than Jazz , but showed the Nicholson family characteristics of dour determination to win through against all the odds . |
| 5 | There has been much conjecture about a lack of motivation at lower levels in the Iraqi formations , as contrasted with that displayed by the Iranian Revolutionary Guards , or Pasdaran , whose commitment and capacity to hold out against Iraqi superiority in equipment were important features of the war 's early years . |
| 6 | On Oct. 8 the United Kingdom had entered the exchange rate mechanism ( ERM ) of the European monetary system of the European Communities ( EC ) , but at the subsequent European Council meeting in Rome Thatcher had been isolated in her opposition to an early move towards the second stage of economic and monetary union ( EMU ) and in the strength of her determination to hold out against the possible ultimate introduction of a single European currency [ see pp. 37782-73 ] . |
| 7 | They forfeit the right to stand up against them . |
| 8 | The exercise of skills in the workforce as a mature returner has been a rewarding experience in so many ways but I never expected it to test my personal standards or challenge my courage to stand up against what I believe is wrong . |
| 9 | Only the A E U have the courage to stand up against big brother , the T U C , warning against denying the unemployed a glimmer of hope . |
| 10 | Bradley Martin devoted a page to extolling the virtues of cannabis and the need to fight back against legal restrictions and police interventions . |
| 11 | Without Mr Gorbachev as party boss , a rapid realignment of forces would take place , making it possible for a coalition-for-democracy to line up against the coalition-for-clampdown . |
| 12 | Despite an obvious desire to hold out against its bigger competitors , Phillips have been forced to give in on the issue of increased buyers ' premium . |
| 13 | Amid mounting criticism of the French government 's failure to speak out against the killings , French Foreign Ministry spokesman Daniel Bernard on Jan. 13 condemned the attacks on the opposition and said that France would only continue to support the government of President Idriss Déby if he pressed ahead with democratization . |
| 14 | The voices are few not only because it takes courage to speak out against the tide of opinion , but because few can see the issue in a wider context and take the longer perspective . |
| 15 | He has been one of the very few Serbs to have the courage to speak out against the kind of fanatical Serbian nationalism which has led to the present war . |
| 16 | I let my mouth fall open and set my glass down heavily on the table , allowing my head to fall back against the chair and my eyes to close , in the imitation of unconsciousness . |
| 17 | Since 1955 , when he was 12 years old and first picked up the bag , Dave has had plenty of chance to come up against those two impostors . |
| 18 | ‘ I only hope I get the chance to come back against Crusaders next week , ’ said the Scottish based goal ace . |
| 19 | She closed her eyes and allowed her head to loll back against the pillow . |
| 20 | The future is not a blank wall to line up against , but a way to be walked . |
| 21 | The pro-Gamsakhurdia forces , who organized strikes and demonstrations and a media and transportation blockade of the East , were demoralized by their leader 's failure to make further public appearances , and ultimately lacked the necessary firepower to hold out against superior forces . |
| 22 | But it was the ideal stuff to lay up against the sides of the hole and tramp down into the base , where it soaked up water like a loofah . |
| 23 | Does my right hon. Friend agree that his earlier answer emphasised once again how essential and right it was for the Government to stand up against allowing homosexuality in the armed forces ? |
| 24 | ‘ Are they clean ? ’ one woman asked , picking out a little coloured dress to measure up against her own child . |
| 25 | You are you — there is no absolute to measure up against . |
| 26 | Miss Geyer writes : ‘ The new thing in history that Castro did was to destroy the Communist Party and create his own Fidelista Party , which he called Communist in order to stand up against the United States and to gain backing and to borrow power from the Soviet Union ’ . |
| 27 | As in the lowlands , the traditional landscape has to some extent been preserved by the economic irrationality of farmers — although in the uplands it consists of their ability to hold on against all the odds rather than disavow the pursuit of maximum profits . |
| 28 | I was never sure about their ability to hold out against physically stronger packs , but they have proved me wrong time and again with Paul Arnold and Richard Moriarty back to their best . |
| 29 | But still she doubted her ability to hold out against him . |
| 30 | Every one of us has a responsibility to speak out against racism , bigotry and hate . |