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come up against

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Encounter, especially an obstacle or problem. For example, I've never come up against anything I can't handle , or Dealing with Malcolm is like coming up against a brick wall .

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But ministers have come up against legal barriers that make it tricky to intervene in such circumstances.

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It will be a tough task for Preston, particularly as Aston Villa are the first Premier League team they've come up against in the FA Cup this season, but the way the draw is shaping up their fans will be believing that something special could happen.

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But now he has come up against the walls of the Kremlin and they may be harder to get through.

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Osborne will come up against France's jet-heeled winger Louis Bielle-Biarrey, who already has five tries in this year's tournament.

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But one of them could come up against Rangers in the semi-finals.

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