Utiliser "set against" dans une phrase

1. I look around at the expanse of lawn, dotted here and there with island beds of shrubs and the occasional stretch of herbaceous border set against a wall

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2. but his heart will be set against the

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3. The sitting room had a huge pile of wood set against the one wall, ready for cold weather and cooking in the hearth

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4. arity at the waving Legion colors set against the striking towers

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5. 7billion people unaware of their presence (at least the B’tari believed); struggling to fulfil their hopes, dreams, worrying about troubles that from up here seemed ever more starkly trivial set against what potential fate awaited

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6. Bubbala looked slightly awry in a soft mauve silk dress, topped with a bright orange cardigan, her blue raincoat set against her red headscarf, her whole apparel made him smile, Bubbala Celia was ready to party

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7. Gilarene stepped down from the stool she was using to dust the sideboard, Around thirty and pretty with it, her green eyes glowed set against her dark red, titian hair

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8. 10 Now when Joab saw that the battle was set against him before and behind, he chose out of all the choice of Israel, and put them in

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9. Indian had to be set against Indian, if Mother England was to prevail

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10. 8 He sits in the lurking places of the villages; in the secret places does he murder the innocent: his eyes are privily set against the

11. He turned left and in the distance, set against the backdrop of a clear spring sky,

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12. 8 Then the nations set against him on every side from the provinces, and spread their net over him: he was taken in their pit;

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13. monitors, he quickly spotted his Buster Sword set against the

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14. 11 This was no sooner spoken of him, but others of the king's friends, being maliciously set against Judas, did

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15. Set against the final vision, no other but himself has meaning

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16. Set against that, of course, was the soldiers’ experience of hand-to-hand combat

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17. 11 This was no sooner spoken of him but others of the king's friends being maliciously set against Judas did more incense Demetrius

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18. A long silence followed his statement, and Simon could sense the waves of doubt in the old man’s mind, set against the instinct to trust

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19. There was a large pitcher and a number of cups on a credenza set against the wall

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20. Smashed the handset against the wall

21. Friends, relatives, and loved ones are destined to be set against each other by the gospel you preach

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22. It was set against the wall, covered with plain gray tarpaulin

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23. The one subject; however, they all had considerable expertise in, was determining on which side their bread was buttered, and the conflict between, profit and self-preservation, set against, the retention of some sort of credibility, was to be tested to near breaking point before an agreement would be reached and the meeting finalised

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24. But everything was set against him by his own security forces

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25. After approximately five more miles, they parked behind a long line of cars, conspicuously set against the shoulder of Ocean Road

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26. ����������� Walking away from the counter, Nancy sat on a wooden bench set against the wall, next to two young soldiers busy trying on new boots

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27. To his right a dark wall of native bush boasted silence and ahead the homestead set against a midnight blue backdrop and sprayed with an abundance of sparkling luminaries said welcome home

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28. was hard set against any communist government that might be aligned with Stalin’s Russia, or even China

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29. "Because Thorne was dead set against this project

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30. Why would Dana even tell your sister Patricia to share the money with the rest of the family if the rest of the family is dead set against your sister Patricia collecting breast milk from her?”

31. The options may be set against certain milestones or

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32. destination and is set against the backdrop

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33. although can confuse opponents but once it is set against a top exponent, it become useless! Therefore the swordplay he created may look ordinary by appearances and

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34. In the center of the eyes, clearly set against the black backdrop of the pupil, she saw a boy suspended in midair

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35. Inset against it was a picture showing Stripehead’s foot making contact with Gareth Foster’s groin

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36. The elaborate wallpaper was scrolled in small scale floral patterns; finely detailed vines and birds were set against a background of red, blue and green, overprinted with shades of cream and tan

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37. I rose from my knees, mesmerized by the sparkling stars set against the sky’s black velvet background

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38. The elaborate wallpaper was scrolled in small scale floral patterns with finely detailed vines and birds set against a background of red, blue, and green, overprinted with shades of cream and tan

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39. Nancy rose from her knees, mesmerized by the sparkling stars set against the sky’s velvet background

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40. Her skin was so white that the vivid color of the sash of cloth that swept around her chest and encased her hips was so bright that it glowed off of her as if it had the properties of a jewel set against a backdrop of pearl

41. Although she still pored over her document without looking up, he sensed that she was aware of his presence; something in the disposition of her shoulders was deliberately set against him, a barrier

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42. They were very knowing eyes and I saw kindness in them, set against a backdrop of resolute toughness

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43. The intellect and the moral judgment are set against the menace which ought to carry both in one combined force to operate on the will

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44. strong man's breast, was set against my mouth to deaden my cries, and with a hot breath always close to me, I struggled ineffectually in the dark, while I was fastened tight to the wall

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45. He switches off the dying flashlight and mashes the headset against his good ear and shuts his eyes against the darkness and turns on the repaired transceiver and runs the needle up and down the tuning coil, condensing all his senses into one

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46. But why should they be so set against him, since they also despise the way that he forsook?

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47. My lawyer was, of course, dead set against this

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48. He carried his bag up to his room, put his things away, and then sat at a small table set against the wall

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49. Is the scotch in the same place?” She didn’t wait for an answer but walked over to the cabinet set against one wall, opened the door, and pulled out a bottle

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50. That is the single reproach I have to set against her abundant kindness to me

51. The face of the town was set against her as that had little fire and fury in it but much cold implacability

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52. India’s adherents bowed coldly and some except for Melanie’s championship and her quick action, the face of the whole town would have been set against her and she would have been an outcast

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53. It was her best face physically that was now set against the south wind

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54. Yet remained dead-set against talking to the cops

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55. He has worked his way so far, and now the question is, what is he to do? That question is so difficult that he is inclined to follow his father's wishes and enter the Church, though you know better than I do that he was quite set against that formerly

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56. Sir James was informed that same night that Dorothea was really quite set against marrying anybody at all, and was going to take to "all sorts of plans," just like what she used to have

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57. Savvy COT analysts compare current positions to historical norms and look for situations where hedgers, or the smart money, and small traders, many of whom are gamblers, are dead set against each other

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58. It is also worth remembering that many of the numbers in the report are a bit barren on their own and have a far greater significance when related to other numbers in the accounts, set against previous years or by comparison with other businesses

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59. There is certainly no mathematical basis on which the attractiveness of the enterprise may be offset against the terms of the privilege, and a balance struck between these two entirely dissociated elements of value

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60. But the question may well be raised: Is the loss of a subsidiary necessarily a direct offset against the parent company’s earnings? Why should a company be worth less because it owns something—in this case, an unprofitable interest? Could it not at any time put an end to the loss by selling, liquidating or even abandoning the subsidiary? Hence, if good management is assumed, must we not also assume that the subsidiary losses are at most temporary and therefore to be regarded as nonrecurring items rather than as deductions from normal earnings?

61. From Klarman's perspective, a rate of return only makes sense when set against the risk involved

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62. ’ Michelle pointed to a bank of computers set against the wall

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63. Didn't you pat them on the back, your poets and caricaturists? Didn't you let Lyamshin kiss your hand? Didn't a divinity student abuse an actual state councillor in your presence and spoil his daughter's dress with his tarred boots? Now, can you wonder that the public is set against you?"

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64. As adultery, usury, murder and suicide are among these little eccentricities, offset against superstition, religion and rationalism, the reader may take his choice of theories

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