Example sentences of "be use against the [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | Thus the existence of different birth rates between classes could be used against the idea of universal family allowances when prevailing opinion feared over-population . |
2 | New tactics were to be used against the Russians in which the destructive power of artillery fire would be the principal weapon . |
3 | It was an important moment to capture — one that , if need be , could be used against the T'ang of Africa . |
4 | The Government refused to accord the privately owned press the right to claim absolute freedom of expression , since this right could be used against the majority who were voiceless . |
5 | ‘ You brought the money , Andrus , and gave it to Mordecai to be used against the Copts . |
6 | What he did not realize was that the same combination of forces could be used against the monarchy . |
7 | Films such as British Sounds were conceived in order to ‘ portray the struggle between images and sounds ’ , and were especially concerned with ‘ how sounds can be used against the image ’ . |
8 | Dowman insists the club spirit is still there , the probables just shading the possibles in a fierce midweek practice match , and now the fireworks have to be used against the opposition . |
9 | The Republican Party saw this as an issue which could be used against the Democrats in the approaching presidential election of 1920 . |
10 | He 's worried that the guns may be used against the police . |