set in opposition
Example Sentences
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Mr Brilliant says Harrods’ managers were set in opposition to each other and then expected to keep a watchful eye on their rivals.
From BBC • Nov. 30, 2024
History tells us that Elizabeth and Mary were cousins set in opposition by their clashing religions, their royal parentage and their mutual desire to rule Britannia.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 16, 2011
Are the determinations of the judges set in opposition to the decrees of the senate?
From The Works of Samuel Johnson, Volume 10 Parlimentary Debates I by Johnson, Samuel
Civil wars are ever attended with rancour and ill-will, which party rage never fails to produce in the minds of those whom different interests, principles or views, set in opposition to one another.
From Lays of the Scottish Cavaliers and Other Poems by Aytoun, W. E. (William Edmondstoune)
How mean and selfish the human heart is when our desires are set in opposition to our duties!
From Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol III, No 13, 1851 by Various
