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set against

verb

to balance or compare
to set a person's faults against his virtues
to cause to be hostile or unfriendly to

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Idioms and Phrases

Be or cause someone to be opposed to, as in Civil wars often set brother against brother, or The police chief's critics were set against his officers. [Late 1200s] Also see dead set against.

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But no such troubles were apparent in the opening set against Shnaider as Boulter continually caused problems behind her first serve.

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Some of those spending settlements look very tight indeed set against growing expectations and demands in education and local councils.

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Cheered on by a packed partisan crowd, Kartal dominated the opening set against Kasatkina before the Australian bounced back in the second set to level proceedings.

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She showed similar resilience in the opening set against Sabalenka, recovering from 4-1 down to force the set back on serve.

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However, this activity is set against the backdrop of part owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe delivering a dire assement of the club's finances in March and the subsequent ramifications of their Europa League final defeat to Tottenham.

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