Sentence examples for seeking against from inspiring English sources

The president is seeking, against Congressional opposition, to raise the minimum wage from $7.25 to $10.10 an hour.

Their barrister easily won the interim possession order the couple had been seeking against the squatters who had, in their own words, "occupied/recycled/liberated" the Brentford home of the Keens two weeks ago.

Cigarette makers objected to penalties the Justice Department is seeking against the tobacco industry in a civil racketeering trial, saying they failed to meet the standards in an appeals court ruling.

We'll hear more about whether Waymo will get the preliminary injunction it's seeking against Uber next week, at a hearing around the request.

Here's a coincidence: that's just north of the total amount in damages, $15 billion, that a new class-action case is seeking against the social network over privacy invasion.

The SPLC said it hasn't put a specific dollar amount to the damages it is seeking against Anglin.  .

But that is quickly changing, based on the rising number of investigations and the penalties being sought against restaurateurs.

"We agree with the European Commission that injunctions should only be sought against unwilling licensees," Ms. Dove said in a statement.

Orders that are sought against people who do not fall into those categories have to be sought in criminal court.

Parks Commissioner Henry J. Stern said damages "in the seven figures" may be sought against the building's owners.

The settlement talks have heightened the focus on what remedy the Justice Department and states might seek against Microsoft.