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He added: 'It sickens the heart to see it shot down in mid-flight . . . it's a little like Frankenstein turning against his own inventor. '

In an election year, with a depressed economy and sentiment turning against the Democrats, passing cap-and-trade was sure to be difficult.

A nationwide advocate for cigar smokers said the tide seems to be turning against bans that lump cigars with cigarettes.

He has called it a war of necessity, but voters are turning against the campaign.

For a time voters were turning against strikers, but now they may be swinging behind them.

The tide of public opinion seems to be turning against the government.

As foreign minister, Mr Steinmeier has proved soft on Russia, and his party is turning against the war in Afghanistan.

Part of the pack dissolved into a yelping , whirling mob, some turning against their own injured.

Even some Republicans are turning against the war, albeit mainly because it costs some $2 billion a week.

Libyans have shown extraordinary courage, and some members of the military may also be turning against the regime.

The several hundred thousand Palestinians who reside in Syria may also be turning against him (see article).

A notable few held onto their ideals, but often paid a heavy price for turning against the moral decay.

The tide may indeed be turning against the supreme leader, his dreadful president and even the cracking carapace of clerical tyranny.

Increasingly, some radical socialists and indigenous groups are turning against Mr Morales for not going far enough.

But despite sentiment turning against fizz, in some parts of the world it remains enormously popular.

As a former right-winger, he is also famous for criticizing the political right and eventually turning against it altogether.

It is hardly surprising that the electorate is turning against the governing party.

He had the distinct impression that everyone was turning against him.

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The government's fears of nationalism turning against the party itself may be better founded.

Growing numbers of Africans are turning against the saviours from the East.

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Some see the ruling this week as yet more evidence of the tide turning against securities class actions.

and turning against him, they came round him, but Jehoshaphat gave a cry .

They could weaken the chancellor, perhaps fatally, by turning against Mr Wulff to elect Mr Gauck.

The international tide is plainly turning against Mr Assad.

The tide is turning against Facebook - last month, more than 100, 000 Britons deleted their accounts on the social networking site.

The tide of greater conflict is turning against us.

Is the tide turning against shark's fin soup?