against

“Thence she them brought into a stately Hall, / Wherein were many tables faire dispred, / And ready dight with drapets festiuall, / Against the viaundes should be ministred.”

“He now gave Mrs Deborah positive orders to take the child to her own bed, and to call up a maid-servant to provide it pap, and other things, against it waked.”

“It is hard work to swim against the current.”

“The rain pounds against the window.”

“Ivor had acquired more than a mile of fishing rights with the house ; he was not at all a good fisherman, but one must do something ; one generally, however, banged a ball with a squash-racket against a wall.”

“The ladder was leaning against the wall.”

“The puppy rested its head against a paw.”

“A row of trees stood against a fence.”

“We expressed our readiness, and in ten minutes were in the station wagon, rolling rapidly down the long drive, for it was then after nine.[…]As we reached the lodge we heard the whistle, and we backed up against one side of the platform as the train pulled up at the other.”

“The giant was silhouetted against the door.”

“There is an awesome authenticity in Barrus's voice which, I imagine, is frightening to those who must evaluate art against a one-dimensional standard of political rectitude.”

“He stands out against his classmates.”

“The Tigers will play against the Bears this weekend.”

““[…] it is not fair of you to bring against mankind double weapons ! Dangerous enough you are as woman alone, without bringing to your aid those gifts of mind suited to problems which men have been accustomed to arrogate to themselves.””

“Doing this is against my principles.”

“It is against the law to smoke on these premises.”

“Are you against freedom of choice?”

“He waged a ten-year campaign against the company that was polluting the river.”

“That horse is fifty-to-one against, so it has virtually no chance of winning.”

“The vouchers are redeemable against West End shows and theatre breaks.”

“Tax is levied against income from sales.”

“He turned the umbrella against the wind.”

“Beautie alone is a ſoveraigne remedy againſt feare,griefe,and all melancholy fits; a charm,as Peter de la Seine and many other writers affirme,a banquet it ſelfe;he gives inſtance in diſcontented Menelaus that was ſo often freed by Helenas faire face: and ʰTully, 3 Tusc. cites Epicurus as a chiefe patron of this Tenent.”

“The stores are kept well stocked against a time of need.”

“He wrote to a friend of his, that he lived but with browne bread and water, and entreated him to send him a piece of cheese, against [translating pour] the time he was to make a solemne feast.”

“The studio weren't sure the movie would ever get made, so they only paid $50,000 against $200,000. That way they wouldn't be out very much if filming never began.”

““Hollywood noises” yielded an early $35,000 option against $100,000 if the movie was made.”