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Discover LudwigThe phrase "assistance against" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to help or support provided in opposition to something, such as a problem, challenge, or adversary.
Example: "The organization provides assistance against discrimination in the workplace."
Alternatives: "support in combating" or "aid in opposition to".
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In some cities, the aristocracy looked to Rome for assistance against the restless slave class.
In 281 Tarentum (in southern Italy) asked for Pyrrhus's assistance against Rome.
A Ming general, Wu Sangui, sought Manchu assistance against Li Zicheng.
Herodotus states that Amasis allied himself with Croesus when the Lydian king was seeking assistance against Persia.
Those advocating such measures include Sunni-majority countries whose assistance against the Alawite-dominated regime could fuel sectarian and ethnic tensions.
In 868 the Mercian king appealed to Aethelred and Alfred for assistance against the Danes, who were in possession of Nottingham.
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When a person needing assistance votes against his own wellbeing, he might therefore think he's voting against lazy or otherwise unsympathetic people and not against himself.
In recent years, the coalition government legislated for and reached the 0.7% overseas development assistance target against a backdrop of searing cuts to domestic programmes and services.
Those closest to the Deutschland continued on their voyages of assistance, guarding against the possibility that the blaze might get out of hand again, while the German ship's crew continued to fight the flames.
Prior work in automotive stereo has similarly considered such algorithm comparison in statistical terms [8] alone whereas here we present an empirical study based primarily on the requirements of foreground object separation/detection requirements for use in driver assistance systems against the backdrop of required computational effort.
"[Our] Extradition Act protects against surrendering people to the death penalty and the Mutual Assistance Act protects against assisting other countries if the death penalty may be imposed, whereas the AFP Act contains no such safeguards," she said.
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