Example sentences of "be [verb] against the [noun prp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was no fault of Harry 's that he had been mistakenly put in the care of such people , although there was nothing to be said against the Pritchetts — a decent , hard-working family — other than their class . |
| 2 | It was an important moment to capture — one that , if need be , could be used against the T'ang of Africa . |
| 3 | ACT can only be offset against the UK tax on overseas income after deducting double tax relief ( see my article in ACCOUNTANCY , November 1990 , p 84 ) . |
| 4 | After an initially cautious response , provoked by Gen Noriega 's unsavoury reputation , opinion seems to be hardening against the US invasion . |
| 5 | The government also announced on May 17 that , effective from May 20 , the zloty exchange rate would no longer be fixed against the US dollar but against a basket of convertible currencies . |
| 6 | Although governing bodies retain ultimate control where the grievance is against them , in certain circumstances grievances may be taken against the LEA . |
| 7 | In a speech broadcast on television on Oct. 23 , shortly before polls opened , he called on voters to refrain from voting for parties not committed to Islamic values — a suggestion taken to be directed against the PPP . |
| 8 | In later years China sought to present her credentials as a regional power and encourage an interpretation of neutralisation which would be directed against the USSR as an external power and would underline the illegitimacy of Soviet support for Vietnamese actions in Indochina . |