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
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
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
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.
