put in opposition
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And often these things are put in opposition to each other.
From The Verge ● Jan. 19, 2021
The pity was that body and soul had been put in opposition by belonging to different men.
From Gone to Earth by Mary Gladys Meredith Webb
This and that are frequently put in opposition to each other; this, to express what is nearer in place or time; that, what is more remote.
From The Grammar of English Grammars by Goold Brown
We must stand by our Choice, we must stay together with those involved in that Choice and continue the Rejection or Discard of those who are thus put in opposition.
From Manual of the Enumeration A Text Book on the Sciences of the Enumeration by C. J. Coffman
At the first look it seems very promising that in the old dialogue of Aristo of Pella, a Hebrew Christian, Jason, is put in opposition to the Alexandrian Jew, Papiscus.
From History of Dogma, Volume 1 (of 7) by Neil Buchanan
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