Example sentences of "[v-ing] [pn reflx] against [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But it would be very odd if a corporation had no means of protecting itself against wrong ; and if its property is injured by slander it has no means of redress except by action . |
| 2 | But it would be very odd if a corporation had no means of protecting itself against wrong ; and if its property is injured by slander it has no means of redress except by action . |
| 3 | From such relatively peaceful origins they came , by the end of the century , to undertake external war for their employers , pitting themselves against other such groups ( the Companies or routiers ) , in which might be found not only Italians and Germans , but Flemings , Spaniards , Frenchmen and , at times , a few Englishmen . |
| 4 | ROGER HOAD is threatening to sue the Jockey Club for the Pounds 5,500 he spent on successfully defending himself against weight-switching allegations . |
| 5 | As far as Humphreys is concerned , firms which occupy the high ground in executive search are not necessarily limited in the variety , volume or type of search work that can be undertaken ; for example , Tyzack 's recent work includes finding the chairman of London Transport , looking simultaneously for three chief executives for an international trading company in the Far East , Europe and the US ( none of whom was to earn less than US$450 000 ) , searching for the chairman of the Monopolies & Mergers Commission , tracking down the chief executive of a building society and the MD of a conglomerate which , during the search , was defending itself against likely take-over bids . |
| 6 | The safety of an army in the field is dependent not only on defending itself against direct attack but also on its maintaining open communications with its base … we should be as much concerned with threats to the rear as with threats to the front . |
| 7 | The rising hope of English squash , Cassie Jackman , also made the last eight , but dropped the first game before asserting herself against unseeded Linda Charman , who is a vastly improved player this season . |
| 8 | ‘ This modern peril of the streets ’ , it was observed , ‘ created something like a reign of terror ’ in which ‘ whole sections of a peaceable city community were on the verge of arming themselves against sudden attack ’ . |
| 9 | In various ways , legally and illegally , more people are arming themselves against potential attackers at home , in the street , and even in recreational settings . |