Sentence examples for holds against from inspiring English sources

Olivia is almost pathologically shy, and I'm convinced that this is connected to the grudge that she holds against herself.

In short, he is willing to embrace the odd political compromise, which is exactly what the tea party holds against him.

As long as the back holds against Drogba — Pique will help — this is a damn-the-torpedoes statement: Barcelona isn't going to get shut out again.

Within moments, Goldfarb has exposed Ben's prejudices; indeed, he has exposed many of the prejudices that the secular world holds against the religiously conservative.

The company's "float", meaning the premiums that it holds against claims, rose by more than 15%, as money came in faster than it was going out.

Instead of taking money from the government (or private shareholders) to pad the cushion it holds against assets going bad, Germany's biggest bank will concentrate on shrinking.

Mike Norman, editor of the Economic Contrarian Update, usually holds against-the-grain opinions, although his latest comments seem to echo a growing consensus: the bull market for homebuilders is over.

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I am held against my will.

Grudges are still held against the BBC.

"It could be held against us".