against

Example Sentences

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In the eurozone, the value of external trade is nearly half of the bloc’s annual output, against around 35% for China and 25% for the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal

The Trojans played one of the nation’s toughest schedules, with 15 games against teams seeded higher than them in the tournament.

From Los Angeles Times

USC opened the season 10-3, with two of those losses coming against two No. 1 seeds, Connecticut and South Carolina.

From Los Angeles Times

Four of those were against No. 1 seeds, all losses.

From Los Angeles Times

The fight against IS in Somalia is not over.

From BBC