Example sentences of "[noun] against " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was also to many a crusade defending Anglican Protestantism against irreligion , popery and even the Jacobites . |
| 2 | A senior civil servant later corrected the Home Secretary 's interpretation by arguing that offensive speeches against the Jews as a whole might be liable to prosecution if they were likely to occasion a breach of the peace under the Public Order Act . |
| 3 | In 1654 , only a year after Cromwell had taken the title of Lord Protector of the Commonwealth , the School was the stage for the preaching of the independent divine , Samuel Eaton , a remarkable orator , whose speeches against the Book of Common Prayer were said to be so powerful that his listeners would refuse to go to Church . |
| 4 | Seymour also condemned the commissioning of officers " not taking the Tests " , alleging " it is dispensing with all the laws at once " , whilst in the Lords speeches against the employment of Catholics in the Army came from staunch Anglicans such as Nottingham and the Bishop of London . |
| 5 | At a dinner organised by the Conservative Philosophy Group , David Owen , the Social Democratic leader , launched a broadside against both monetary and political union . |
| 6 | Having built their cult reputation four years back on a rib-tickling broadside against bar-room self-aggrandisement called ‘ Preposterous Tales In The Life Of Ken McKenzie ’ and the hilariously deadpan ‘ Three English Football Grounds ’ , this South London duo now augment their tinny beatbox-plus-guitar formula with throbbing keyboard moodscapes as in current single ‘ We Stand Around ’ , the most unnerving paean to soccer obsessives ever recorded . |
| 7 | They are on duty at Gussie Park in Dundee against Torbrex Wanderers and with Paul Doney and Richard Freeland in such dynamic form , they should complete the double over the Taysiders . |
| 8 | CELTIC will tonight visit Dundee against a background of suspicion that all may not be well between the manager , Liam Brady , and elements within the boardroom . |
| 9 | Scottish kings were rarely powerful enough , or could muster an army large and united enough to keep permanent guard along the frontier against major English invasions . |
| 10 | The first problem , which obviously reflected the Korean events , was defence of the frontier against external aggression . |
| 11 | The Hungarians attempted to create a marcher zone to protect their frontier against the Turks by supporting Bosnian resistance in the area between Jajce and the Sava , but after the battle of Mohács in 1526 these pockets of resistance soon collapsed and virtually all Bosnia and Hercegovina lay under the rule of the sultans until the late nineteenth century . |
| 12 | Order 5 , rule 5 of the County Court Rules 1981 ( SI No 1687 ( L20 ) ) does not give the court jurisdiction to make an order for contribution in favour of a purported representative defendant against a member of the class which he was said to represent . |
| 13 | The appellant appealed on grounds , not raised below , that the judge had no power under Order 5 , rule 5 to entertain an application by the defendant for enforcement against the appellant of the plaintiff 's judgment against the defendant and that any claim by the defendant against the appellant was statute barred . |
| 14 | His Lordship accepted Mr Bayliss 's submission that Order 5 , rule 5 did not give power to make an order for contribution in favour of a representative defendant against a member of the class which he was named as representing ; and that the only power it gave was that of giving leave to a person , in whose favour a judgment or order had been given or made , to enforce the judgment or order against a person not a party to the proceedings who was bound by the judgment or order . |
| 15 | A further protection for defendants is contained in Article 16 which contains provisions safeguarding the position of a defendant against whom judgment in default has been entered : |
| 16 | How much are the players looking forward to pitting their talent against er the continentals ? |
| 17 | How much are the players looking forward to pitting their talent against er the continentals ? |
| 18 | Tulip Computers NV has reported a net loss for 1992 equivalent to $8.0m against a profit last time of $8.9m , after an extraordinary charge of $1.1m this time and an extraordinary gain of $2.1m last , on turnover that fell 19.1% at $177.7m . |
| 19 | Sole , capped 40 times by his country , will make his final appearance at Murrayfield against France a week today when he will lead Scotland out for a record 22nd time . |
| 20 | In the first half , Gavin hit the rich seam of kicking form which all Scotland yearns will be reprised at Murrayfield against the Welsh . |
| 21 | The only break in his 115-Test career came during the 1984–85 home series against England , where an unwise stroke against Pat Pocock in the second match at New Delhi triggered an Indian collapse and set up an England victory . |
| 22 | Durie then teamed up with Hobbs to complete the whitewash with a straight-sets doubles win to earn Britain a second-round confrontation against Austria , the eighth seeds . |
| 23 | Indeed , the only good thing about their confrontation against Sukova and Novotna is that it took just 50 minutes to complete , with the established Czech combination sweeping to a 6-2 , 6-2 victory and a place in the semi-finals against the United States . |
| 24 | MALCOLM ALLISON is in outrageous mood as he prepares his Bristol Rovers side for tomorrow 's first division confrontation against neighbouring Bristol City at Twerton Park . |
| 25 | They had lunch in the parlour , a dreary room with slippery , brown leather chairs , a harmonium against one wall , and a case of dead , stuffed birds hanging on another . |
| 26 | Both there and in the lion-infested flats of Mozambique , the water-towers of stations became redoubts against the marauders . |
| 27 | He stroked his hands over the dark fabric and shifted his shoulders against the silky lining . |
| 28 | Hassan and the Omanis put their shoulders against the tail-board , Hassan cursing as he moved too close to the edge of the pit . |
| 29 | He crouched before her , his big shoulders against the light from the window so that she could not see his expression . |
| 30 | Ellwood shrugged and swung up on to the bed , his shoulders against the headboard , his boots on the counterpane . |