Example sentences of "['s] [noun sg] [to-vb] against the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Labour 's decision to vote against the Government provoked a slanging match between all three major parties . |
| 2 | The violence reached a peak in August and September and threatened to disrupt the ANC-government talks , with ANC leaders questioning the government 's willingness to act against the perpetrators of the violence and alleging that members of the security forces were involved . |
| 3 | And let me tell you , if there was a women 's demonstration to protest against the machismo of the men in our country , I 'd be right there in the front ranks ! |
| 4 | The peasant rank and file had demonstrated how deeply they were alienated from their masters and how readily they would seize upon civil disorder and weakening of the regime 's authority to rebel against the serf-like conditions of service . |
| 5 | Wilson 's disinclination to protest against the inquiry probably arose from a reasonable belief that any senior politician who did not want such an inquiry had something discreditable to hide . |
| 6 | A demonstration organized by the People 's Front to protest against the leadership 's support of the coup was violently broken up by militia on Aug. 23 . |