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Discover LudwigThe phrase "against section" is not correct and does not convey a clear meaning in written English.
It may be intended to refer to a specific section of a document or law that is being opposed or contradicted, but it lacks clarity without additional context.
Example: "The proposal was rejected because it was found to be against section 5 of the regulations."
Alternatives: "in violation of section" or "contrary to section".
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Leak has railed against section 18C of the Racial Discrimination Act, calling it an "abomination".
Officials in other jurisdictions that have anti-discrimination laws, however, say discrimination against Section 8 is indeed real and widespread.
He was instrumental in the founding of Stonewall, the gay rights charity, and lobbied the government against section 28.
Delhi's High Court is currently weighing a petition against Section 377 brought by an umbrella group of Indian NGOs.
There was an attack by the Real IRA, an exploding lightbulb, even an invasion of lesbians protesting against Section 28.
The ruling against Section 4 of the Voting Rights Act, though cloaked in process, represents a direct attack on the crown jewel of the American civil rights movement.
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It uses modernist variants of New Orleans dirges and struts, the modal excursions of hard-bop and the Ellington big-band legacies of brassy, section-against-section byplay and sumptuously harmonized ballads.
A further six voted against sections of the legislation.
"The use of a hood as a piece of police equipment is frightening and raises real concerns about its potential for misuse against the most vulnerable and discriminated against sections of society".
In Seiobo There Below, stories about experiencing sublime terror in front of Russian icons rub up against sections that read like Taoist parables, about monks watching ants disappear into cracks and the hand of a craftsman bypassing his rational consciousness.
She won the sobriquet "Iron Lady" for her decisive leadership in the Falklands War; yet most of her battles were fought against sections of her own people – the "enemy within," like the miners whom she crushed in the strike of 1984-1985, or Ken Livingstone's Greater London council, which she abolished in 1986.
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