The phrase "against a subject" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts where you are discussing opposition or conflict related to a particular topic or issue.
Example: "The debate was centered around the arguments presented against a subject that many found controversial."
Alternatives: "in opposition to a topic" or "contrary to a theme".
Instead, it discussed using intense fear, deep exhaustion, solitary confinement, unbearable anxiety, and other forms of psychological duress against a subject as ways of "destroying his capacity to resist" his interrogator.
I hope that Americans will give careful and well-informed thought to root causes and historical realities, in which case I think they will question why a supposedly "legitimate" state such as Israel has had to conduct decades of war against a subject refugee population without ever achieving its goals.
Not every biographer gets so involved as to stage an coup against a subject's estate, but that's exactly what Page did.
Tasers were used in the manner of a 'cattle prod' and pressed against a subject's body on 123 occasions in England and Wales during the same period in 2014.
Gegen-stand is the German term for object, that is, literally, that which stands over and against a subject.
We need to ensure that we are not unfairly prejudicing girls against a subject that they could hugely benefit from engaging with," he said.
EMG and footplate activity were monitored using a computer monitor, allowing for monitoring of EMG changes during post and move tasks against a subject-specific electrophysiological baseline.
In January, the Times dismissed a new play about Frank Lloyd Wright as a "dreary drama" that focussed too much on Wright's tirades against contractors, a subject that, however easy it may be for people to identify with, doesn't make for stirring theatre.
— In the seamless way of small towns, people in this neatly combed community of farms and businesses 20 miles south of Harrisburg observe a self-imposed taboo against discussing a subject that consumed everybody, pretty much, just a few years ago.
The theme of this year's CSW session - when member states representatives come together at UN Headquarters to discuss gender equality and the advancement of women - has been violence against women, a subject much in the hearts of attendees and supporters alike.
In their discussions today, administration officials said, the two leaders took up the question of how to both narrow and strengthen the sanctions against Iraq -- a subject discussed during lunch with General Powell, who left hours later on his first trip to the Middle East as secretary of state.
