set in opposition
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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
Contrast, kon-trast′, v.i. to stand in opposition to.—v.t. to set in opposition, in order to show superiority or give effect.—n.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various
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
In intellectual creatures, whose will is not set in opposition to God, the subject's good and the glory of the Lord finally coincide.
From Moral Philosophy by Rickaby, Joseph , S. J.