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Discover LudwigThe phrase "advances against" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts where one entity is making progress or taking action towards another entity, often in a competitive or confrontational situation.
Example: "The army made significant advances against the enemy forces during the battle."
Alternatives: "progress towards" or "gains against".
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Sacrificing potential advances against disease to reduce this to 8 or 9 cents makes no sense.
Siena advances against Penn State Monday or Tuesday at a site to be announced.
Many worry that he might undercut the country's recent advances against political corruption and graft.
Some military men worried that Mr Obama's plan would hamper American advances against the Taliban.
A jury convicted Mr. Rosario, 41, in June of inappropriate sexual advances against two women.
Sunday's attacks also came a day after government advances against Isis.
The government has also been making less-publicized advances against rebels around the capital, Damascus.
Rebel groups in Syria have made sweeping advances against Isis since first taking on the powerful militia on Friday.
In other words, authors tend to make their money from advances against royalties, not from sales themselves.
He offered several million dollars in funding, in the form of advances against future ad revenues, to be used as development money.
Some of his workers have lost their homes, and Mr. Carrington has offered them advances against their paychecks to get back on their feet.
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