Sentence examples for lifting against from inspiring English sources

These are exercises that involve pushing, pulling, or lifting against some sort of resisting force.

Marina was furious with herself for having accepted the lift against her better judgment.

Such a move, they add, would give Microsoft a lift against its biggest rival, Sony.

She continued to lift against doctors' advice, finished second and had to be lifted on to the podium.

It wasn't until 1995, three years after the edict of Inquisition was lifted against Galileo, that the Vatican's new telescope made its first scientific observations.

Sanctions were also lifted against three defence companies with close ties to the government in Minsk: Beltech Holding, Beltechexport and Spetspriborservice.

He hasn't budged.' Meanwhile, disciplinary sanctions have now been lifted against the only police officer accused of negligence from the Dutroux investigation.

But longer term, if it finally becomes clear that the Fed is not only determined to slow the American economy but that it is also accomplishing that goal, then the dollar will lose its lift against the euro.

But his appointment was blocked by Russia and France, which have been eager to see economic sanctions lifted against Iraq and were hopeful that Mr. Blix would be less strict than Mr. Ekeus might have been.

Oil prices have halved since last summer and the prospect of sanctions being lifted against oil-producing Iran, adding to the glut in supply, has pushed the price of Brent crude to below US$50£3232) a barrel.

The possibility of a U.K. debt downgrade gave the dollar a slight lift against the pound.