Sentence examples for bore against from inspiring English sources

But the Dutch, whatever resentment the Hollanders bore against the Orange dynasty, were unwilling either to court civil war or to abandon their dearly won independence in a union that would make them junior partners to the English.

In an industry often criticized as making pricey "me too" drugs that involve minor tweaks to competitors' products, as well as promoting medicines of marginal value, Wyeth has decided to go full bore against Alzheimer's, a disease that has defied effective treatment since it was first identified a century ago.

The vacuum chamber inside the cryogenic magnets in the LHC Long Straight Sections will have a beam screen at a temperature between 5 and 20 K to protect the cold bore against the synchrotron radiation, electron and ion exposure.

Dearest Frederick Douglass, in conclusion: thank you for your bravery and the witness you bore against our bitterest sin.

Cementing would have reinforced the bare rock of the well bore against the pressure from the kick and might have prevented the leak, but it would have cost money and time, Bommer said.

What can 5th Cell bring to bear against firepower like that?

It is by bringing the law to bear against the mighty themselves".

He raised the prospect of " diplomatic, political, economic and other pressure" being brought to bear against Moscow.

Other swing-state Democrats are trying hard to counter the pressure being brought to bear against them.

Mutilated soft toys, placard-waving and card-carrying teddy bears - bears against bombs, bears saying "too much to bear" - and soft toys piled in a paper coffin.

FCK press officer Christian Gruber asked the authorities to bring the full force of the law to bear against the perpetrators.