Sentence examples for scales against from inspiring English sources

So do several quirks of the justice system, which weigh the scales against the accused.

Did her status as a demanding woman in a male-dominated industry tip the scales against her, they wonder.

SPORTSSUNDAY, PAGE 1 Tipping the Scales Against Girls Surinder Kaur, who has two daughters, wanted a boy.

Meanwhile, there remains the easily comprehended fact of an urban disaster perched in scales against a less clear, in fact purely notional, threat to art.

The neutrality of the military has actually tipped the scales against Mr. Musharraf, said Arif Nizami, editor of the daily newspaper The Nation.

With fierce insight and intelligence, The Radiant Way captured the dismal spirit of 1980, as Margaret Thatcher tipped the scales against postwar welfare state optimism.

This was a precursor to the larger scale Rock Against Racism movement of the late 1970s.

All his campaigns are waged on the same scale, against communism as against college porters.

Yet Apple keeps being the one which makes digital music work on a wide scale, against all expectation.

Corrupt police officers have been protected by laws, ballot initiatives and court decisions that have tipped the scale against defendants.

Great, so far as it goes, but all this was only a small token of esteem scaled against Hicks's immense talent.