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AMANPOUR: So you're clearly really sort of working against that with your art, with your -- with your activism.

They instituted design changes in all the Constructicons, working against the clock to be finished by the time the war reached Iacon.

Her unusual closeness to her husband, too, in a world where wives are often on the sidelines is among the things working against her.

Still working against that invisible resistance in the air, he jerkily pivoted and began to strut toward his car.

"The financial system is working against recovery and . . . the recession is putting greater pressure on banks, " he said.

He would like life on Earth to be in love and peace, but He cannot stop those who are intent upon working against that kind of world.

The character's need is blocked by a flaw which serves as a form of inner opposition working against her inner need.

This is frequently used when working against a set of interfaces to which the implementation isn't known about until runtime.

And if you're in an area where the population is stagnant, declining, or aging, the numbers may be working against you.

Actually, by collaborating with secessionists in Taiwan, we have been working against the motherland and the reunification of the country.

The president needs to keep his momentum or he could find his own logic working against him.

It is at this times in which politics actually loses control of the economy, and the economy becomes a rogue force working against us.

Her brother would rather have a little, and do what he likes, than acquire great deal by working against the grain.

Could business pressure be channelled and used to shape software architecture, rather than working against it?

But many individuals are also working against all odds to help Bangladesh overcome its problems.

But short-term considerations, including from special interest groups and electoral demands, are working against long-term solutions.

He had some idea that we were working against him, but I set him right on that.

It is part of an alliance, consisting also of Iran, Syria and Hamas, working against America's interests and friends.

A major wild card is foreign exchange rates, which have been working against Japanese producers for months.

We lose sleep over so many things, so the last thing we need is our late-night dining decisions working against us.

The other complicating factor working against genuine consolidation in Asia is the rampant growth in trading volumes.

From a public-relations point of view, baby David's new parents have two things working against them.

But many older people are finding it particularly difficult to get hired. Some say age discrimination is a key factor working against them.

James has been left alone to make this happen, but he is working against the clock: He has six months to show a real difference.

He was working against the clock to try to finish studying before the final exam.

Fixed - Allegiance Subverter was working against ships with Master Computers.

But there "s an age-old problem working against our utopian dreams of the web uniting the world: the language barrier. "

Huntsman also has a long record of working against American sovereignty through misnamed "free trade" agreements.

This system is working against our economy's competitiveness and growth potential.

Working against resistance helps stabilize and strengthen bones, which is especially important after menopause.

Some members of the other party are working against suggested changes in the law.

How can 20somethings reclaim their status as adults given all the cultural trends working against them?

Mr. Dzhugashvili's lawyer, Yuri Mukhin, also said that Novaya Gazeta and Memorial, "are working against Russia to make it weaker. "

"But their business models simply won't survive . . . the economics are all working against them, " Gillin said.

but the secretive manner in which we've handled it I now fear is working against us.

Staff are working against the clock to meet the deadline.

If you are adopting Agile by starting small, you probably are working against-the-grain in your organization.

Finally, the simple matter of wherewithal is working against NATO and American alliances in general.

They now have the antagonistic and agonistic muscles working against each other, and this hurts their speed.

Don't bother me. I'm working against the clock to finish this project by noon.

"Dieting is tough because your brain is working against you, " Bale says.

They are working against the clock to prepare their presentation.

By changing the names in each case, the XHTML design was working against this fact.

At the same time, industry management was working against the union to lose a contract clause which protected worker jobs and hours.

Sleep tight, voters! Evolution is working against us.

a space vehicle into orbit, a very big push is needed Because the friction of air and the force of gravity are working against it .

"There is a deep suspicion that hostile forces are working against them, " Prof Cheng says.

In other words, you are all working against the clock now.

The artisans are working against time to complete the music hall by Christmas.

We are working against the clock to finish the report by Friday.

Thus the tea-party movement may be working against the Republican Party in America's most populous state.

There are of course powerful charms working against the house-elves.

The faster you run outside, the harder you're working against wind resistance.

We have gone working against nature for too long.

The French and the Germans are working against him.

We're working against the clock.

John: Good! I'm always working against time to get letters out.

Most of us WANT to eat healthier, but sometimes it seems that forces are working against us!

But time is working against them: the two-speed Europe is driving member countries further apart.

We are working against time to get this dictionary finished.

"It is working against time, " he says.

It was working against the collar for the boy to play the piano.

Is it working with the expansion and evolution of humanity, or is it working against it?

How many times have I wondered if my children are working against me?

Oxfam Hong Kong is an independent international development and humanitarian organization working against poverty and related injustice.

Workers are working against the clock in order to finish building the Subway Station before the celebration of 60th birthday of our country.

Temperature changes of tooth surfaces under ultrasonic tip working against the wall of root canals- an in vitro study

abbr. Actively Working Against Racism and Ethnocentrism

but he seemed to be working against me

Fixed a bug with Illusions working against Supernova

Fixed Degen Aura working against towers

I am working against the clock to finish the report by Tuesday

Gravity is working against me And gravity wants to bring me down