Example sentences of "[noun sg] go against the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The result went against the way in which I cast my vote . |
| 2 | But , in fact , he seemed to have quite a campaign going against the staff , so he might easily have said something . ’ |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | On the other hand , if the certified point goes against the defendant in the House of Lords , the unresolved questions should be remitted to the Court of Appeal , which has the experience to deal with them most effectively . |
| 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 | The relevant experiment , by Walcott and Michener , has not escaped criticism ; but it is not the only piece of evidence to go against the sun arc hypothesis , and even if that hypothesis has not been definitely refuted , we can say that such imperfect evidence as there is counts against it . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | Recent reports have suggested some local authorities are putting pressure on the government to settle early and avoid huge payouts ; they 're said to be concerned that if the case is drawn out , more haemophiliacs will die , and in the event of the ruling going against the government , relatives will be eligible for compensation . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | At the very least this bolting goes against the spirit of the bolting and access agreements . |
| 12 | For example , if a Gallup poll goes against the Government , sterling starts to shake . |
| 13 | He is adamant that any open manifestation of religious or cultural identity at school goes against the principles of secular state education . |
| 14 | The public sector is likely to throw up issues that may require the individual to go against the organisation 's instructions . |
| 15 | ‘ There has been a whole series of events in the last year going against the hill sheep farmer , and this could be one of the final straws . ’ |
| 16 | A lie went against the grain , but was necessary . |
| 17 | If the point is finally disposed of by the European Court and if the judgment goes against the United Kingdom , then the question will arise about the appropriate response to bring the legal system into line with the State 's international obligations . |
| 18 | Well , the first book in which Freud explicitly takes up this question in the opening pages , is his book of nineteen twenty seven , er The Future of an Illusion , and his begins , by posing the Hobbesian question , although it does n't mention Hobbes , but , it 's the fundamental point he makes , that civilization goes against the grain of human nature , and the question he asks himself is , how does er , order , morality . |