It seems they found means to bribe or buy off some of those who were expected to come in against them, and they wanted evidence for some time to convict them.
Here I stayed the whole latter season, as it is called there, and contracted some unhappy acquaintances, which rather prompted the follies I fell afterwards into than fortified me against them.
We have never fairly tried our strength against them.
Now when almost all people under the sun submit to the Roman arms, will you be the only people that make war against them?
Men of influence and learning employed their powers against them.
The beast that ascendeth out of the bottomless pit shall make war against them, and shall overcome them, and kill them.
And when they shall have finished their testimony, the beast that ascendeth out of the bottomless pit shall make war against them, and shall overcome them, and kill them.
And he answered them: Go up against them, and join battle.
And when they were walking in the midst of the city, behold Samuel was coming out over against them, to go up to the high place.
And Josue came, and all the army with him, against them to the waters of Merom on a sudden, and fell upon them.
And the children of Israel praised God, and they no longer said that they would go up against them, and fight, and destroy the land of their possession.
For thou dost rather unwillingly undergo them than cause them; and so long as they displease thee and thou strivest against them, it is a merit and no loss.
God rise up against them, and their deeds shall be brought to nought, and their thoughts shall perish.
These often fall into great temptations and sins because of their pride and curiosity, for I am against them.
The missionary priests endeavored in vain to put a stop to the outrages of their countrymen; and the Dominicans carried repeated complaints against them to the kings of Spain.
The soldiers of Christ were the only persons they refused, though these martyrs, pursuant to the order given them, tossed about their arms, which was thought a ready way to provoke the beasts, and stir them up against them.
For towns strongly fortified are not attacked by escalade, nor will the assailing army advance against them in weak numbers; but will endeavour, as in ancient times, to reduce them by regular siege.
Again, as to making laws, any of the tribunes and certain others of the magistrates were entitled to submit laws to the people; but before these were passed it was open to every citizen to speak either for or against them.
Those who advance in such loose order, and with so little spirit, against a breach covered by artillery, advance to certain destruction, and asagainst them artillery is useful.
And the thing pleased the children of Israel; and the children of Israel blessed God, and did not intend to go up against them in battle, to destroy the land wherein the children of Reuben and Gad dwelt.
So Joshua came, and all the people of war with him, against them by the waters of Merom suddenly; and they fell upon them.
On the following day he gives caution for James Dunbar of Little Suddie, and John Dunbar, Fiar of Avoch, in two hundred merks, for their relaxation by the 1st of February next from several hornings used against them.
Whilst he was dispensing justice there, the Bituriges send ambassadors to him, to entreat his aid against the Carnutes, who they complained had made war against them.
And herein have ye the sorest of all hardships, for although all the men of Erin are drawn up against them, it is the men of Erin that will be defeated.
These are the colours of the regiment, the blazonry of the knight; we take them with it and him, and having once said our say against them, pass them as admitted.
Against them he arrays Menander and George Sand--a counter-championship not itself suggestive of Equality.
The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "against them" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.
