Example sentences of "well against " in BNC.
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| 1 | presumably , as part of your preparation and selection programme , you will already have done well against others . |
| 2 | Alan Henricks , chief financial officer of the USM-quoted Borland , said Paradox performed well against a weak product from its main rival . |
| 3 | Subtle shades in an informal grouping look well against warm terracotta |
| 4 | ‘ If that was a poor performance , then I just have to hope that they do n't play well against us at Highbury . |
| 5 | The upper arm lies well against the body , but not too tightly . |
| 6 | Always Defect does well against Always Cooperate , since it gets the high ‘ Temptation ’ score every time . |
| 7 | The French Renaissance motifs were competently handled and showed up well against Coe 's less able attempt . |
| 8 | Exceptions are ‘ Handsworth New Silver ’ , whose leaf margins are silvery-cream , contrasting well against the purple bark on the young stems , and Ilex x altaclarensis ‘ Belgica Aurea ’ which produces its best berries when container grown . |
| 9 | Here the spreading main branches show up well against the snow . |
| 10 | Bulbs are ideal partners , as their flowers are displayed well against the pulmonarias and their dying foliage will be smothered by the expanding leaves . |
| 11 | In the event the Scots performed remarkably well against a team which had swept the board all season in Australasia , including a big win over Auckland . |
| 12 | ‘ I feel very pleased after changing our style for this match and seeing it work so well against a Premier League team . |
| 13 | In some cases the particular flower may not press well , but if , for example the stone and flower were sapphire and lily of the valley , you could create a beautiful combination , perhaps with a sapphire-coloured background with a paler blue mount and a silver frame , and then a simple arrangement of lilies of the valley which would stand out very well against the blue backing . |
| 14 | In addition , while Tony Adams played well against Norway , Keown 's availability will be welcomed as he was one of the few successes in the European Champion-ships . |
| 15 | Played well against Midlands and needs a sound game to secure a Test place . |
| 16 | Dwyer , who has watched tapes of Neath , said : ‘ They 're the sort of scrappy team we have n't played particularly well against on tour . |
| 17 | He said yesterday : ‘ Everywhere I 've gone , fans have asked me to do well against Roma , and some have just tried to touch me . |
| 18 | All At Sea has run well against the best when things were against her as well — second to User Friendly in the Oaks , second to Ruby Tiger at Goodwood and second to Rodrigo De Triano at York . |
| 19 | Lawrence said : ‘ I need cover but there is no question that Ian will stay in the side on Saturday after doing so well against Leeds . ’ |
| 20 | I do well against big punchers . |
| 21 | Prop Paul Szabo , who had done so well against New Zealand in Lille when Jackart was injured , was on hand for the opening match with Alberta along with flanker Bruce Breen , who had the misfortune to break a bone in his wrist . |
| 22 | Charles 's Navy had fought very well against the Dutch in the 1660s until the money ran out , and had kept going in the 1670s satisfactorily enough . |
| 23 | The rainbow tie showed up well against the midnight blue of the shirt . |
| 24 | She 'd wrapped him up so well against the weather that he could hardly be seen in the middle of all his clothing . |
| 25 | ‘ The whole area needs looking at : the book trade catalogues do n't stand up well against non-book catalogues . ’ |
| 26 | I 've played well against the better teams and the better players . |
| 27 | A few of our players have an awful lot to prove both to themselves and to the fans i.e. Deane ( to score more than once in a game ) , Newsome ( to defend well against good opposition ) , Fairclough ( to prove to the manager that he is one of the best man to man markers in the game ) . |
| 28 | I think we ALWAYS play well against Arsenal . |
| 29 | Wetherall did very well against Dowie who was literally a handful the whole match . |
| 30 | I am quite pleased to see Norwich , Villa , even the Arse do well in Europe , because , I like to see the English do well against foreign sides . |