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
Achronically; when Stars rise or set in opposition to the Sun, 471-m.
From Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry by Pike, Albert
A lesser social enthusiasm was set in opposition to a greater, and the result was necessarily full of moral contradictions.
From Equality by Bellamy, Edward
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
