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Muscles act in pairs in opposition to each other (e.g. biceps and triceps).
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This ruling class is viewed to be in opposition to the remainder of society, generally considered the proletariat.
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However, under a handful of mixed legal systems, the hypothec was imported as a non-possessory real security over movable property (in opposition to the common-law chattel mortgage).
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This process exists in opposition to phonetics and word analysis, as a different method of recognizing and verbalizing visual language (i.e. reading).
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Historically a feminine expression, lamentation stands in opposition to heroic, masculine fantasies of conquest and power.
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In 2009, he spoke at the party's conference in opposition to blasphemy laws, alternative medicine, and faith schools.
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In the late 1970s, the college took a stand in opposition to affirmative action.
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She finds herself in opposition to various issues regarding women and even blaming these issues for causing people to accept such degrading roles in life.
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In opposition to the sophisticated, urban woman of the elegiac ideal, the woman of the mythical golden age was a simple rustic.
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This term is typically used in opposition to a fast response.
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