The phrase "against point" is not a standard expression in written English and may cause confusion.
It could potentially be used in a specific context where "point" refers to a particular argument or position, but it is not commonly recognized.
Example: "The lawyer argued against point raised by the opposition regarding the evidence."
Alternatives: "counter to the argument" or "in opposition to the claim".
Just as he did against Point Given, Macho Uno appeared to be an easy victor in the stretch, but then the colt ducked in, out and almost got sideways.
I was playing against point guards, and I was playing a little bit of point guard myself … [so] I got onto a football field knowing that I was already used to marking little guys who were about 160, 170lbs.
While this year's race promises to be a thriller, pitting Monarchos, the Kentucky Derby winner, against Point Given, the Preakness winner, a Triple Crown is not on the line.
There may be other factors beyond "a deep-seated commercial culture" that explain why redemption of coupons found on the Internet seems to be far behind that of traditionally distributed paper coupons ("Clip and Save Holds Its Own Against Point and Click," Business Day, Aug. 30).
There is no Triple Crown on the line, as there had been in three of the previous four years, although the $1 million race will have a sense of drama as Monarchos, the winner of the Kentucky Derby, squares off against Point Given, the winner of the Preakness.
High selective discrimination against point mutation of bacteria at hot-spot region was observed.
Use a chart to map the number of "for" points against your collection of "against" points to help you see graphically the number of pros versus the number of cons.
A pilot on another international carrier said that he and some of his colleagues thought the caution against pointing out landmarks made very little sense.
Advantages of the line-based KDE by design are (i) a better representation of utilization density near GPS points when compared against the BB approach, and (ii) the ability to model and retain movement corridors when compared against point-KDE.
Cynthia Grosso Cynthia Grosso, founder of the Charleston School of Protocol and Etiquette in South Carolina, cautions against pointing the finger.
So negatives like turnovers and missed shots are equally counted against points and rebounds on the win building scale.
