Example sentences of "came against " in BNC.
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| 1 | The share advance came against more poor trading news , with Jaguar 's US sales down 19.1 per cent last month . |
| 2 | ‘ I had a few sleepless nights , ’ confessed Hodkinson , whose draw , which he later avenged , came against Thomas Arguelles two years ago . |
| 3 | It came against the background of Conservative popularity again declining in opinion polls and the party reeling from a shattering by-election defeat at Eastbourne — formerly one of its safest seats . |
| 4 | And it seemed to them that there came against them on the part of the Christians full seventy thousand knights , all as white as snow : . |
| 5 | The last straw for Hysen came against Middlesbrough on Saturday when Limpar , who lost his place to 20-year-old Mark Flatts , was not even on the substitutes ' bench . |
| 6 | The snub came against a background of smiles as the two leaders signed the first treaty between Britain and Russia since 1766 . |
| 7 | But she stuck her feet out sideways so that they came against the wall of the hearth . |
| 8 | And I came against the wall . |
| 9 | His international break-through came against France at Wigan in 1989 and he scored his first Test try in the return at Avig-non . |
| 10 | The dismissals came against a background of mounting political tension in Zanzibar and Pemba associated with the banning of Moslem stickers bearing the words Bismillahi Rahmani Rahim ( In the name of God , the Compassionate , the Merciful ) . |
| 11 | The decision came against a background of growing public anxiety over the capital 's air pollution levels , which had reached nearly four times the recommended limits as set by the World Health Organization . |
| 12 | The announcement came against a background of rumours that unemployed or impoverished nuclear weapons experts in the former Soviet republics might be hired by other countries , resulting in the proliferation of nuclear expertise . |
| 13 | The deal , which came against the background of rising tension between Hungary and neighbouring Romania , Serbia and Czechoslovakia , followed a recent agreement for the supply of Russian military spares and air-defence equipment to Hungary [ see p. 39200 ] . |
| 14 | The deal came against the background of a 10 per cent decline in world prices since mid-October . |
| 15 | The decision came against a background of growing public anxiety over the capital 's air pollution levels , which have reached nearly four times the recommended limits as set by the World Health Organization . |
| 16 | Lord of the Manor … that 's John Durnin … he 's banged in seven goals in the last three matches … four of those came against Luton Town last weekend … tomorrow United 's new goal machine takes his talents to the big city … to the bright lights of Upton Park … |
| 17 | Their first victory of the season in the Premiership came against Queens Park Rangers at the County Ground last night . |