Example sentences of "[vb mod] be [vb pp] against [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is this : that collective force should be trained against individuals only when some past political decision has licensed this explicit in such a way that competent lawyers and judges will all agree about what that decision was , no matter how much they disagree about morality and politics . |
| 2 | The Parliament of January 1377 asked that the common law remedies of False Imprisonment and Trespass should be granted against foresters who made attachments within the purlieus . |
| 3 | Autumn raspberries need cutting back to just above ground level , and fruit trees should be sprayed against pests . |
| 4 | It is not disputed , however , that all pregnant women should be immunised against rubella which can be responsible for one in 200 cases of severe mental handicap . |
| 5 | Where a quotation is submitted for replacement of an item , the cost should be compared against Comp-U-Claim or alternative suppliers to establish whether we can obtain the item more cheaply elsewhere . |
| 6 | After various strategies have evolved they should be evaluated against criteria such as internal consistency/organizational constraints does the strategy match the values and attitudes of the principal implementors ? |
| 7 | The income tax relief already given under MIRAS should be offset against PAYE deductions , income tax deducted from dividends etc in order to arrive at the net income tax already suffered . |
| 8 | Recoveries should be pursued against Airlines regardless of the amount . |
| 9 | The aim is to provide sufficient directional light to make the decorations sparkle , but they should be set against areas of soft shadow which will throw them into relief . |
| 10 | This is seen most clearly in the song of Eliot 's Blackshirts , whose bitter irony should be set against remarks concerning the undesirability of too many free-thinking Jews in After Strange Gods . |
| 11 | The sum should be set against code 120 862 496 . |
| 12 | And it should be leased , not bought , and the purchasing agreement should be protected against swings in currency . |
| 13 | It should have a readily removable cover which fits closely without being airtight , and should be protected against frost by insulating material . |
| 14 | The fact that an unknown " civilian " should have been consulted about what was indeed a purely Service matter , should be weighed against Bennett 's unequalled background and experience . |
| 15 | After the hearing the magistrates issued a brief statement saying they had considered information laid by Fr Morrow that a summons should be issued against Dr Howe because on or about 3 March at Keighley he murdered Mr Bland . |
| 16 | The ex-minister proposed that action should be taken against parents of disruptive five year olds who are unable to pass a test of 20 items . |
| 17 | FA officials at Lancaster Gate are awaiting referee Dilkes 's report before deciding what action , if any , should be taken against Souness . |
| 18 | To specify modules which must be locked against modification without agreement or being set to hard copy , but which nevertheless do not need to be transferred as part of the package , another tight coupling relationship must be used : |
| 19 | In all cases , educational desirability must be balanced against practicality and system availability , and these restrictions may be so severe as to result in the rejection of the design idea . |
| 20 | When explaining the change , the society says that administrative costs must be balanced against receipts — a fair comment perhaps in the case of a small charity . |
| 21 | ‘ Attendance at external courses must be justified against training objectives or be seen to acquire for the county library some new or up-date skill/ knowledge/experience which would otherwise be a noticeable gap ’ . |
| 22 | A new civil code which came into force in The Netherlands on 1 January this year introduced a number of changes , among which was the reduction of the statutory time limit within which criminal proceedings must be initiated against thieves or holders of stolen property from thirty years to twenty . |
| 23 | All tenants must be protected against noise , nuisance , harassment and shoddy service . |
| 24 | It must be protected against spendthrift or incompetent successors , against creditors and moneylenders , against improvident sales , and , until the Forfeiture Act 1870 , against forfeiture for treason . |
| 25 | The vote raised the possibility that charges might be brought against Suchinda and other former military leaders involved in the May unrest . |
| 26 | Later A meeting was held between Mr Ali 's solicitor and the insurance company at which the company indicated that the agency question might be disputed , and that contributory negligence might be alleged against Mr Akram . |
| 27 | Although the committee was expected primarily to identify people suspected of having collaborated with the Iraqi army , opposition sources quoted in the Guardian of Feb. 13 expressed the fear that such a committee might be used against dissidents , adding that , if this were so , such a body " would be very dangerous if there were no parliament " . |
| 28 | These could be monitored against referral rates if each family health services authority had a minimum contract dataset ( all of the necessary contract data ) for all patients . |
| 29 | The houses next to the river had no owners ; they were broken down and ruined , but could be defended against attack . |
| 30 | The second is a variation — a return a system abolished in 1986 where advanced corporation tax could be offset against production taxes inside the North Sea ‘ ring fence ’ . |