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
The scorpion, which is set in opposition to the egg, is venomous, and stings with its tail to death.
From The Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church Containing the Sermones Catholici, or Homilies of ?lfric, in the Original Anglo-Saxon, with an English Version. Volume I. by Aelfric, Abbot of Eynsham
To stand against; to set in opposition to, as two or more objects of a like kind with a view to showing their difference.
From Orthography As Outlined in the State Course of Study for Illinois by Cavins, Elmer W.
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.
