Sentence examples for to exist against from inspiring English sources

All of Amsterdam's scents were perceived to exist against a background aroma of the canals – a subtle tone of slight decay and mould, a savoury smell akin to that of a coat bought at a jumble sale or a plastic bag containing a two-day-old used swimsuit and towel.

Where Populus orthologs were not identified with confidence, BLAST analysis of the corresponding Arabidopsis thaliana enzyme gene, if known to exist, against the Populus genome was performed and the top among the BLAST hits with a cutoff E-value of 2 × 10− was considered to be the corresponding Populus enzyme.

The Islamists of Hamas, still in military control of the Gaza Strip and at least on paper scornful of Israel's right to exist, square off against secular and more amenable Fatah, which runs a fledgling state on the West Bank, albeit one riddled with Israeli roads, barriers and Jewish settlements.

The test proved to be very sensitive even at the shallowest depth where nitrogen narcosis was believed to exist and robust against practice.

It is not about begrudgingly allowing other people to exist while lobbying against their equal/human rights.

He seems to exist in bright flashes against a gloom that could be existential despair, Celtic twilight, or deep depression.

Beyond this the structural problems in Brazil and Brazilian football will continue to exist whatever the score against Germany.

The Israelis were willing to view their conquests (except Jerusalem) as bargaining chips but insisted on Arab recognition of the right of Israel to exist and firm guarantees against future attack.

Despite this promulgation, these groups continued to exist and actively fought against Azerbaijani "special-purpose" militia brigades.

Among the Hamas articles of faith is a belief that in renouncing violence and in recognizing Israel's right to exist in 1993, Mr. Arafat sinned against his people.

More than twenty strains are known to exist, yet our shots protect against all of them, Samuel Katz, a pediatrician and vaccinologist affiliated with Duke, said.