Example sentences of "to speak [adv prt] against " in BNC.
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| 1 | In an entry for October 1925 he states his determination to find out their full extent , and to speak out against them ( Travels , 60 ) . |
| 2 | The voices are few not only because it takes courage to speak out against the tide of opinion , but because few can see the issue in a wider context and take the longer perspective . |
| 3 | In Norway , it is illegal to speak out against homosexual practices and in Denmark , gays can marry in Church . |
| 4 | Disquiet at the new direction of religious affairs soon surfaced in parliament , and over the next few years a growing number of MPs began to speak out against the Arminian threat . |
| 5 | Valle calls on churches to speak out against media abuse |
| 6 | The architect , Bogdan Bogdanovic , whose entire career has been devoted to the tragic commemoration of war victims , is one of the very few Serbians brave enough to speak out against the current Serbian aggression . |
| 7 | He has been one of the very few Serbs to have the courage to speak out against the kind of fanatical Serbian nationalism which has led to the present war . |
| 8 | He also criticizes other ministers and Parliament in general who failed to speak out against these developments . |
| 9 | Every one of us has a responsibility to speak out against racism , bigotry and hate . |
| 10 | Amid mounting criticism of the French government 's failure to speak out against the killings , French Foreign Ministry spokesman Daniel Bernard on Jan. 13 condemned the attacks on the opposition and said that France would only continue to support the government of President Idriss Déby if he pressed ahead with democratization . |
| 11 | If our dear departed were not going to speak out against the Berlin talks as seemed altogether likely suppose — I must say suppose — that some deranged mind decided to eliminate him under the guise of a Muscovite attempt on the dear Praident ? |
| 12 | Whether that 's true or not it 's difficult to speak out against what the authority 's doing . |
| 13 | NEW Environment Minister John Gummer is expected to speak out against the ordination of women priests when he visits Cheshire this month . |