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against

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prep. 反对，违反；靠；倚；防备
adj. 不利的；对立的

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a worldwide leader in electronics products, says that we compete against market transitions ( ' , 过渡), not competitors.

They need to immunise teams against group-think: Hackman argued that the best ones contain deviants ( ' , 离经叛道者) who are willing to do something that may be upsetting to others.

The elaborate patterns were believed to offer protection against evil.

Leah reflects on one incident that triggered her fears, when her investors threatened to shut her down: I was probably up against the most fear I've ever had, she says.

The biggest concern with robots going against human values is that human beings fail to do sufficient testing and they've produced a system that will break some kind of taboo ( ' , 禁忌 ).

Its effects on the global economy go against existing economic laws.

At the end of the day, these kinds of systems are primarily designed to protect against the sort of opportunistic smash-and-grab attack that makes up the majority of burglaries.

The author was advised against the improper use of figures of speech.

It is a thing of no great difficulty, according to Plutarch, to raise objections against another man's speech, it is a very easy matter; but to produce a better in its place is a work extremely troublesome.

Isn't this the same crowd that rails against processed junk and champions craft cooking? And isn't this the generation who say they're concerned about their health and the well-being of the planet? If these are truly the values of many young people, then their behavior doesn't match their beliefs.

He is against technological progressHe feels reluctant to part with the traditional wallet.

This finding supported ConAgra’s decision to position the product against other high quality frozen dinners, rather than as a diet or health food.

The author of this report seems to be against too much government interference in the economy.

against too much government interference in the economy

Just when you had figured out how to manage fat in your diet, researchers are now warning against another common mealtime pitfall (陷阱) — salt.

With the percentage of people over age 65 expected to nearly double by 2050, it's important to weigh the health benefits of screening against the risks and costs of routine testing.

That means making some difficult decisions with elderly patients, and going against the misguided belief that when it comes to health care, more is always better

They want to protect themselves against medical disputes.

Within the wider business world, a man who liked to see himself as a hippy （嬉皮士）, permanently in revolt against big companies, ended up being hailed by many of those corporate giants as one of the greatest chief executives of his time

His firm determination to win in the competition against his rivals.

A stable family is the best protection against poverty.

The findings of the study so against received wisdom that boys do better when taught alongside girls.

Kao said she cautions against forming any generalizations based on any one of the studies, noting that more background characteristics of the students need to be studied and explained.

Students of different races are prejudiced against each other

Even if the odds are stacked against you, marriage can more than compensate.

Internet gamers spend countless hours competing in games against people from all over the world.

To protest against the poor working conditions.

To protect themselves against the cold weather

If she has a heart condition, I'd recommend against it.

"It is a thing of no great difficulty," according to Plutarch," to raise objections against another man's speech, it is a very easy matter; but to produce a better in its place is a work extremely troublesome."

"This finding supported ConAgra's decision to position the product against other high quality frozen dinners, rather than as a diet or health food.

But he cautioned against concluding from this study that all brains are the same, regardless of gender.

But most importantly, it is against the law.

Even so, relatively few young women 15% say they have been discriminated against at work because of their gender.

Even so, relatively few young women 16% say they have been discriminated against at work because of their gender.

I was probably up against the most fear I've ever had," she says.

In the second experiment meant to pit the mice's hunger against their fear, hungry mice were placed in a cage that had certain "fox-scented" areas and other places that smelled safer but also had food.

Isn't this the same crowd that rails against processed junk and champions craft cooking?

John Chambers, chairman of cisco Systems Inc., a worldwide leader in electronics products, says that "we compete against market transitions, not competitors."

The arguments against physical education have included concerns that gym time may be taking away from study time.

The biggest concern with robots going against human values is that human beings fail to do sufficient testing and they've produced a system that will break some kind of taboo.

They need to immunise teams against group-think: Hackman argued that the best ones contain"deviants" who are willing to do something that may be upsetting to others.

This finding supported ConAgra's decision to position the product against other high quality frozen dinners, rather than as a diet or health food.

Morgan's comments on outsourcing mark the second time this month that he has come out against one of Haslam's plans for higher education in Tennessee.

The commission's revised Green Guides warn marketers against using labels that make broad claims, like eco-friendly.

The Millennium Ecosystem Assessment, a vast four-year global study which reported its initial conclusions earlier this year, found reasons to believe that managing ecosystems sustainably—working with nature rather than against it—might be less profitable in the short term, but certainly brings long-term rewards.

Such results may seem surprising against the background of shocking incidents that color the way the mass media portray the young.

It makes students feel that they are discriminated against in many ways.

In 2008 and 2009, class-action lawsuits ( ' , 集体诉讼) were filed against SC Johnson for using Greenlist labels on its cleaning products.

David Mallen, associate director of the Council of Better Business Bureau, said in the last two years the organization had seen an increase in the number of claims companies were bringing against each other for false or misleading environmental product claims.

A handful of lawsuits have been filed in recent years against companies accused of using misleading environmental labels.

a basis for explaining human genetic diversityan aid to understanding different populationsan explanation for social and cultural differencesa term to describe individual human characteristicsmodern genetics research is likely to fuel racial conflictsrace is a poorly defined marker of human genetic diversityrace as a biological term can explain human genetic diversitygenetics research should consider social and cultural variablesit is absolutely necessary to put race aside in making diagnosisit is important to include social variables in genetics researchracial categories for genetic diversity could lead to wrong clinical predictionsdiscrimination against black people may cause negligence in clinical treatmentThey be more precise with the language they use.

Many countries are racing against each other to increase their business and strategic influence on Antarctica.

He spoke out against the idea of white and black as distinct groups, claiming that these distinctions ignored the scope of human diversity.

And even before then, scholars warn, the demand for resources in an energy-hungry world could raise pressure to renegotiate Antarctica's treaties, possibly allowing more commercial endeavours here well before the prohibitions against them expire.

A full 18 percent have even returned devices until they feel they can get safer guarantees against having their sensitive information hacked.

The passive attitude we have to climate change as individuals can be altered by counting us in — and measuring us against - our peer group.

American educates so manymore people at university that one can’t expect all those who go to be as intelligent as the much narrower band in British universities, says the professor Christopher Rakes at Boston university, I’m not against elitism, but I happen to like having people who are more eager to learn.

"The project has two sides," says Xavier Serrat, Neurice project manager and researcher at the University of Barcelona,"the short-term fight against the snail, and a mid- to long-term fight against climate change.

Aristotle and Socrates debated the nature of "akrasia"一our tendency to do things against our interests.

As a journalist, I have competed against NYU, Columbia, and Northeastern graduates for jobs.

But that's the negative side, with risks that must be balanced against the benefits of sharing.

David Mallen, associate director of the Council of Better Business Bureau, said in the last two years the organization had seen an increase in the number of claims companies were bringing against each other for false or misleading environmental product cl

However, they're more cautious about sharing information with nonmembers, as the organization guards against others developing the ability to hiJack and take control of their satellites.

In 2008 and 2009, class-action lawsuits were filed against SC Johnson for using "Greenlist" labels on its cleaning products.

Our customers come in and enjoy their food and drinks, while little rabbits play about and brush against their legs.

So Boser has to vaccinate her foxes against various diseases.

So I started practicing the various practical steps mentioned by the author in the book, and began to revolt against the very idea of being too busy.

The commission's revised "Green Guides" warn against using labels that make broad claims, like "eco-friendly".

The Ebro Delta, in Spain, famous as a battleground during the Spanish civil War, is now the setting for a different contest, one that is pitting rice farmers against two enemies: the rice-eating giant apple snail, and rising sea levels.

The millennium Ecosystem Assessment, a vast four-year global study which reported its initial conclusions earlier this year, found reasons to believe that managing ecosystems sustainably—working with nature rather than against it—might be less profitable

The most promising strategy has become to harness one foe against the other.

The passive attitude we have to climate change as individuals can be altered by counting us in—and measuring us against—our peer group.

The researchers explained that the study demonstrated when we are in a novel environment the brain partly remains alert so that humans can defend themselves against any potential danger.

The studies also ran up against many methodological challenges, the biggest of which centered on the old statistical saying, "Correlation does not equal causation."

We have no chance of competing against machines on frequent high-volume tasks, but there are things we can do that machines cannot.

Women won the right at to swim in public pools, learned to swim properly, created appropriate swimwear, and in time even competed against men.

According to the author, polluting industries should fight against carbon pollution.

Another argument against television is that it replaces reading as a form of entertainment.

As a result, in the last twenty years or so, many people have come to believe that whatever change is happening today is the result of great technological progress, going against which will be like trying to turn the clock back.

For legal reasons, most restaurants have a policy against giving away food waste.

If we are not careful, then, we could face a kind of global chess match against very determined, super intelligent machines whose objectives conflict with our own, with the real world as the chessboard.

In Julius Caesar, for example, Cassius's sly provocation of Brutus to take up arms against Caesar was the basis for a discussion of methods of team building and grass roots organising.

It struck me that playing against the other team was a great learning moment for all the girls on the team.

It was a tradition for the school's old team to play against the new team at the end of spring practice.

It was all about the battle against my own body and mind.

Misery inspires a man to fight against his fate.

Moreover, the tendency for universities to monitor and shape student behavior runs up against another characteristic of young adults: the response to being controlled by their elders.

Most of his adult life has been a losing struggle against debt and misfortune.

Scientists find from their studies that plants can protect themselves against insects.

The impact/impacts of walking upright makes it easy to find food or guard against enemies.

There, sitting in the shade against its strong trunk, I read my books, ate my candy and drank my orange juice.

This led to some painful experiences on Saturday as they played against teams better trained.

To warm himself, the sailor sat in front of the fire rubbing one bare foot against the other.

Warnings from the UK government against unsafe websites.

We have yet to invent a firewall that is secure against ordinary humans, let alone super intelligent machines.

When I started running in my 30s, I realized running was a battle against myself, not about competition or whether or not I was athletic.

You can make your environment work for you instead of against you.

The FASB and IASB have been exactly that, cleaning up rules on stock options and pensions, for example, against hostility form special interests.

Later, move established companies raced to add such patents to their files, if only as a defensive move against rivals that might bent them to the punch.

Bob Herz, the FASB’s chairman, cried out against those who “question our motives.

Rosenberg, the recipient of a Pulitzer Prize, offers a host of example of the social cure in action: In South Carolina, a state-sponsored antismoking program called Rage Against the Haze sets out to make cigarettes uncool.

Rage Against the Haze failed once state funding was cut.

In Wisconsin the unions have rallied thousands of supporters against Scott Walker, the hardline Republican governor.

Even though there is plenty of evidence that the quality of the teachers is the most important variable, teachers’ unions have fought against getting rid of bad ones and promoting good ones.

Enraged by Entergy’s behavior, the Vermont Senate voted 26 to 4 last year against allowing an extension.

The principle of British welfare is no longer that you can insure yourself against the risk of unemployment and receive unconditional payments if the disaster happens.

The Spanish case provides arguments both for and against monarchy.

Under lobby pressure，George Osborne favours rural new-build against urban renovation and renewal.

He favours out-of-town shopping sites against high streets.

The court’s ruling is a step forward in the struggle against both corruption and official favoritism.

It Is against that background that the information commissioner, Elizabeth Denham, has issued her damning verdict against the Royal Free hospital trust under the NHS, which handed over to DeepMind the records of 1.

Against a backdrop of drastic changes in economy and population structure, younger Americans are drawing a new 21st-century road map to success, a latest poll has found.

Although electronic means of payment may be more efficient than a payments system based on paper, several factors work against the disappearance of the paper system.

But it has already sparked significant controversy, with the Unite Sates trade representative opening an investigation into whether the tax discriminates against American companies, which in turn could lead to trade sanctions against France.

Critics make three main arguments against gene patents: a gene is a product of nature, so it may not be patented; gene patents suppress innovation rather than reward it; and patents'monopolies restrict access to genetic tests such as Myriad's.

Enraged by Entergy's behavior, the Vermont Senate voted 26 to 4 last year against allowing an extension.

Even though there is plenty of evidence that the quality of the teachers is the most important variable, teachers'unions have fought against getting rid of bad ones and promoting good ones.

Forests give us shade, quiet and one of the harder challenges in the fight against climate change.

Later, more established companies raced to add such patents to their files, if only as a defensive move against rivals that might beat them to the punch.

Michelle Obama has launched a high-visibility campaign against childhood obesity, even claiming that it represents our greatest national security threat.

Rosenberg, the recipient of a Pulitzer Prize, offers a host of examples of the social cure in action: In South Carolina, a state-sponsored anti-smoking program called Rage Against the Haze sets out to make cigarettes uncool.

Teachers, employers, and health professionals have been shown to harbor biases against the obese.

The communities minister, Don Foster, has hinted that George Osborne, Chancellor of the Exchequer, may introduce more flexibility to the current cap on the amount that local authorities can borrow against their housing stock debt.

The court's ruling is a step forward in the struggle against both corruption and official favoritism.

The FASB and IASB have been exactly that, cleaning up rules on stock options and pensions, for example, against hostility from special interests.

The food industry will be alarmed that such senior doctors back such radical moves, especially the call to use some of the tough tactics that have been deployed against smoking over the last decade.

This argument has attracted a lot of attention, via the success of the book Race Against the Machine, by Erik Brynjolfsson and Andrew McAfee, who both hail from MTI's Center for Digital Business.

This was not a volunteer soldier, not someone well paid, but an average guy, up against the best trained, best equipped, fiercest, most brutal enemies seen in centuries.

Under lobby pressure, George Osborne favours rural new-build against urban renovation and renewal.

We need to reframe race against the machine as race with the machine.

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