Use "set against" in a sentence

1. Not everyone was set against us.

2. The plank was set against the wall.

3. The government are set against raising taxes.

4. 10 The plank was set against the wall.

5. Why are you so set against the idea?

6. Why are you so set against going to college?

7. Diamonds look best when they are set against black cloth.

8. Red flags stand out brightly, set against the blue sky.

9. Orange flags stand out brightly, set against the blue sky.

10. Set against her virtues, her faults don't seem nearly so bad.

11. But there is a disadvantage to be set against this fact.

12. Orange flags stand out brightly[Sentencedict.com], set against the blue sky.

13. The cost of business travel and entertainment can be set against tax.

14. Set against my wits and guile, Manly strength won't save your skin.

15. All this romance is set against a backdrop of rural Irish life.

16. These casualty totals have to be set against the continuing growth in traffic.

17. Applewood Golf Course opened in 1961, set against the foothills of the Rockies.

18. 10 All this romance is set against a backdrop of rural Irish life.

19. 14 It is a love story set against a backdrop of rural Irish life.

20. A secured loan has the value of your property set against the amount borrowed.

21. This is set against the benefits likely to accrue if the limit values were met.

22. These are relatively small points when set against her expertise on so many other issues.

23. Illicit drug use also has to be set against the context of prescribed drug-taking.

24. The island's strange beauty, however, was set against a background of racial and political conflict.

25. But American public opinion, worried about the threat of terrorism, seems set against the takeover.

26. About Almaty Set against towering peaks striped with ski runs, Almaty mixes tradition with modern flair

27. Romance, in his novels, is set against the inconvenient intervention of reality taking the form of chance.

28. If the amount cannot be fully off-set against those aid payments, the outstanding balance shall be cancelled.’

29. Set against a backdrop of bright gas, the black hole's massive gravitational pull bends light into a ring.

30. Total claims from spending departments were set against expected growth targets in the economy to check their feasibility.

31. Brought-forward trading losses can be set against balancing charges arising on the disposal of the target assets.

32. If the amount cannot be fully off-set against those aid payments, the outstanding balance shall be cancelled.

33. To grasp their real magnitude these figures need to be set against the incomes of other social groups.

34. Set against the benefits of the new technology, there is also a strong possibility that jobs will be lost.

35. In Androclea we see a beautiful black-haired Greek maiden, bust-length, in profile and set against a marble wall

36. Brotherhood, set against the desperate worlds of politicians and mob bosses, looks at how gray good and evil can be

37. 46 synonyms for Compare: contrast, balance, weigh, set against, collate, juxtapose, liken to, parallel, identify with, equate to, correlate to

38. Set against the backdrop of yellow acacia trees and the surrounding mountain ranges, Lake Naivasha is most beautiful to behold.

39. Brotherhood, set against the desperate worlds of politicians and mob bosses, looks at how gray good and evil can be

40. That move was further encouraged by the increases in prescription charges last week, which were above average when set against inflation.

41. A strong balance sheet and attractive business mix must be set against the absence of any recovery in its major markets.

42. 13 A strong balance sheet and attractive business mix must be set against the absence of any recovery in its major markets.

43. Rather, Blaspheming the Holy Spirit is a mindset that is firmly set against God and unwilling to acknowledge Him even when one knows

44. Admire this eye-catching beauty, Dahlia 'Bantling', an exquisitely-formed Pompon Dahlia with magnificent vibrant orange flowers set against a dark green foliage

45. 19 The chemistry between Russell and Stowe sparky, but mostly good-humoured is off-set against the cloying danger presented by Liotta's character.

46. Emile Bellet's paintings are often set against the colors of the setting or rising sun, and showcase his mastery of silhouette and shadow.

47. Set against the Winnipeg skyline, the Clarion Hotel and Suites Winnipeg is nestled in the hub of the city’s shopping, restaurant and business neighbourhoods

48. The Bargeman, which shows a boat set against a background dominated by the facades of houses, provided the artist with the opportunity to combine several …

49. Renaissance Aruba’s breathtaking views of the Caribbean Sea set against the sparkling cityscape of Oranjestad provide an exceptional setting for you to craft your unforgettable getaway

50. This romantic saga takes place amid a theatrical community in 19th-century Paris, set against a backdrop of intrigue, duels and murder that Allegorizes occupied France.

51. From Academy Award® winning filmmaker Mel Gibson comes Apocalypto, a mythic, heart-stopping action-adventure set against the turbulent end of the once-great Mayan civilisation

52. ‘Candlepower’ is a juxtaposition of melodies, an achingly beautiful set of songs set against the clank of the mundane world, a beguiling commentary on the everyday and everywhere

53. Capellini is one of the thinnest of strand pasta capelli d’angelo or angel hair, is a yet thinner variant and hence very light and excellent set against the sweet, …

54. Storyline Set against a background of farming, saw-milling and moonshining activities during the Depression, Borderlines focuses on a small portion of the Cumberland Plateau along the Kentucky-Tennessee border.

55. Set against the backdrop of boxing at the Naval Academy, centers on a young man from the wrong side of the tracks whose dream of attending Annapolis becomes a reality.

56. The Colorado Avalanche (19-8-2) hit the road Monday for the first half of a two-game set against the Arizona Coyotes (13-13-5) with a 10 p.m

57. 1999 The following 175 occurrences1 of the construction involved in Apollonius’ Canon as found in Mark provide an inductive data set against which to evaluate the validity of that canon.

58. Set against the space-race canvas of the 1960's, Anomaly is inspired by the traditional Christmas Nativity and explores, through a modern-day lens, the events of two-thousand years ago

59. Set against the tumultuous lead-up to the 1999 referendum in East Timor and its horrifying aftermath, Answered BY FIRE is a very personal exploration of first-world intervention in third-world traumas

60. Set against the paralysis that afflicts the US, it might even be said to have eclipsed the West's laissez faire, democratically driven approach to economic management, and provide a model for us all.

61. 1 day ago · Candlepower is a juxtaposition of melodies, an achingly beautiful set of songs set against the clank of the mundane world, a beguiling commentary on the everyday and everywhere

62. Charas is a 1976 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film produced and directed by Ramanand Sagar.It is set against the backdrop of the expulsion of Indian community from Uganda by its dictator Idi Amin in 1972

63. Inspired by real events, Bashert is a page turner that caroms between continents and across timeframes as it narrates a story of betrayal and self-sacrifice set against the backdrop of Israel's emergence as a nuclear power.

64. The result, and the surrounding park, recall the Chasteness of eighteenth-century Palladian architecture, with the clear cut artefact set against nature apparently mown by the hand of God into agreeable vistas defined by gently rounded eminences.

65. Welcome to the Home page of the Burlingame Property Owners Association!Located at about 3,000' of elevation, Burlingame is a private, mountain community set against the backdrop of incredible Blue Ridge Mountain vistas, and is surrounded by the sounds of streams, waterfalls and nature.

66. Spain’s social crisis around evictions and debt is set against the backdrop of a decades-long history of government policies aggressively promoting home ownership and borrowing at the expense of ensuring an appropriate and affordable stock of rental housing and sufficient investment in rental public housing.

67. From writer and director Eddie Huang comes Boogie, a coming-of-age story set against the backdrop of contemporary New York City of a young Chinese-American basketball phenom who struggles to balance the expectations of his immigrant family and his own dreams of becoming an NBA player

68. Chartism was the first truly national mass workers’ movement in history. The three Chartist petitions that advocated suffrage reform attracted millions of signatures and, set against the backdrop of a revolutionary Europe in 1848, the movement became a staple of working-class life in the mid-19th century.

69. Set against a backdrop of the historic Civil War Battle of McDowell, the Confederate Breastworks and the rich mountain empire culture, Lexi has to wrestle demons from her past and choose whether to fight for the life she has always imagined or surrender to the relentless outside influences once again

70. An extraordinary drama set against the Russian Civil War, Commissar is a "brave, humane, and powerful work" (The New York Times) that tells the story of Klavdia Vavilova, a fierce Red Army woman warrior who accidentally puts herself ahead of the needs of the Revolution - by becoming pregnant.

71. About Branson, Missouri Millions of travelers each year make their way to the Midwest to visit the world’s “LIVE Entertainment Capital”… Branson, Missouri! Set against the beautiful Ozark Mountains in the heart of the Ozarks – Branson is one of the most diverse, fun, affordable, and popular vacation spots in the country! Just a few […]

72. Jerry's sneezer was touched with some Convulsive efforts, so that his fogle was continually at work.: The most dramatic clinical presentation is generalized Convulsive seizures.: They were set against the squattocracy and underwent a Convulsive change in social values and patterns.: In lock jaw, and in all Convulsive conditions in which opium is prescribed in stupefactive doses.

73. “A sparkling debut.” (People) “Smart, sharp, and beautifully made, Rumaan Alam’s portrait of two childhood best friends transitioning into their adult lives is vividly rendered, set against a tantalizing background of moneyed New York City that is impossible to resist.” (Emma Straub, author of The Vacationers) From the bestselling author of Leave the World Behind, an irresistible

74. Antithesis (n.) 1520s, "opposition, contrast," originally in rhetoric, "the bringing of contrary ideas or terms in close opposition;" 1530s as "that which is in (rhetorical) opposition or contrast," from Late Latin Antithesis, from Greek Antithesis "opposition, resistance," literally "a placing against," also a term in logic and rhetoric, noun of action from antitithenai "to set against

75. 37 With regard to the origins of Article 11(3)(e) of Regulation No 883/2004, which are set against a background of modernisation and simplification of the rules contained in Regulation No 1408/71, it should be pointed out, as the Advocate General also stated in point 49 of his Opinion, that that provision replaced Article 13(2)(f) of Regulation No 1408/71, which provided that ‘a person to whom the legislation of a Member State ceases to be applicable, without the legislation of another Member State becoming applicable to him in accordance with one of the rules laid down in the aforegoing subparagraphs or in accordance with one of the exceptions or special provisions laid down in Articles 14 to 17, shall be subject to the legislation of the Member State in whose territory he resides’.