Sentence examples for opposed to for from inspiring English sources

Do you think people would actually use this seriously, as opposed to for fun?

Plus, 21percentt of those in the Jones camp say they're voting against Moore as opposed to for Jones.

Giving is in sorry shape when most money is given for the image of giving as opposed to for the act of giving.

I don't disagree with that perspective, but like Mr Konczal, I'm sceptical that it generally mitigates against government social-welfare policies, as opposed to for them.

"It's definitely for someone who appreciates the house as an art form, as opposed to for its total functionality," she said.

While those are essential skills, there also needs to be more emphasis on the iterative, empathetic design side – working things out with people, as opposed to for them.

It's these relationships that allow the student to be seen as a person, as opposed to, for instance, a middle-ability child.

I doubt I bought a single new hardcover book for myself (as opposed to for a class) until sometime after I'd turned 30.

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in California is considering whether lawyers can use their peremptory challenges to exclude gays from a jury, which has led some legal scholars to wonder whether peremptory (as opposed to for-cause) challenges should be done away with altogether.

For instance, Mr Sibal, despite his zealous push for major reforms in the education sector, remains firmly opposed to for-profit educational institutions and believes that the government should focus its efforts in building out a small group of world-class universities that match Harvard, Stanford, and Cambridge in both teaching and research quality.

These differences are by no means indicating that parents cannot afford it, as opposed to "for-profit" private kindergartens, public kindergartens in fact charge less.