Sentence examples for he acted against from inspiring English sources
"he acted against" is a correct and usable phrase in written English
It can be used to describe someone's actions that are in opposition or contrary to something else. For example: - Despite knowing that it was against the law, he acted against his better judgement and stole the money. - She couldn't believe that he would act against his own family in order to advance his own career. - The company's decision to cut employee benefits went against their promise to prioritize the well-being of their workers, and many employees were angered by the CEO's actions.
Ruffalo began acting in the mid-90s but his career was properly launched in 2000, when he acted against an Oscar-nominated Laura Linney in Kenneth Lonergan's beautifully observed drama You Can Count on Me.
Intelligence sources, Jaruzelski claimed, persuaded him invasion was unavoidable – unless he acted against Solidarity by declaring martial law and detaining the movement's activists.
A regulator closely involved in the Sahara case recalls getting "100 telephone calls from a who's who of India" when he acted against the firm.
At Hanoi, feeling that the Vietnamese had been wronged, he acted against Dupré's implicit directives and, presenting himself as Dupré's representative, ordered a cease-fire.
He may thus benefit personally from the reforms, but he acted against the interests of his party, which had perfected the dark art of rigging.
Dior was equally resolute about taking his thinning cure, and, for perhaps the first time in his life, he acted against his clairvoyant's advice.
Mr Yanukovych may find himself faced with a dilemma: does he act against his political instincts and allow his party to lose seats, or does he double up on his Donbass style and move the country one step further towards Belarus-like isolation?
The theory, that a representative of the people ceases to be one when he acts against the wishes of the people, was counter to Roman constitutional theory.
The theory, that a representative of the people ceases to be one when he acts against the wishes of the people, was repugnant to the genius of Roman constitutional theory.
Mr. Obama's aides say he has acted against unfair practices but he has not been as confrontational.
He said in a telephone interview that he had acted "against my better judgment," but that a solution might be reached within a few days.
