Sentence examples for dictate against from inspiring English sources
The phrase "dictate against" is not commonly used in written English and may sound awkward or unclear.
It could be used in contexts where someone is expressing opposition or disapproval of something, but it is not a standard expression.
Example: "The committee decided to dictate against the proposed changes to the policy."
Alternatives: "oppose" or "speak out against".
"The core business of Amazon would dictate against buying the Post," Barry Diller, the media mogul, who sat on the newspaper's board until it was sold to Bezos, said.
Two Bajans were tossed out in the first half for gratuitous fouls, and the Americans went on to overpower them, 7-0, whish is precisely what logic would dictate against a nation of a quarter of a million residents.
The pair had met once before in the Davis Cup three years ago, a match that Murray won with plenty to spare, but the 21-year-old Janowicz is enjoying a breakthrough year and began to dictate against the US Open champion.
The latest campus carnage barely caused a ripple in presidential politics, where conventional wisdom dictates against actively advocating more stringent gun control laws.
Twice before, Wolff had instructed Keteyian to do the same thing, but the action on the field dictated against a sideline report.
"The majority dictates against the minority.
As the head of the Metropolitan Community Church (MCC) with churches in 40 countries, I can tell you that church dictates against gay people cause real harm, and I will not stay silent.
The pilot nature of this study dictated against controlling study-wide errors via either a Bonferroni correction or formal multivariate analysis.
Having learned from the previous game, Rice tried to dictate tempo against the quicker Ravens in the first half.
But there are a lot of guys out there that can dictate play against me if I try to play like that".
With winds swirling around the seating bowl of Show Court 2 at Margaret Court Arena, she was unable to dictate play against the aggressive No. 67 Bethanie Mattek-Sands of Minnesota, trailing her, 58-14, in winners through two sets.
