11.   There were powerful lobbies working against the film and perhaps not surprisingly it was given no further publicity in terms of awards or nominations.

12.   They also work against a high value being placed upon the creation of peaceful everyday relationships.

13.   We must work together against the common enemy.

14.   We really had to work against the clock to finish the report on time.

15.   When it comes to Marketability, some things just naturally work against baseball players.

16.   Yet urban gay culture works against such regulation in many ways.

17.   In those days the company career structure tended to work against women and prevent them from getting to the top.

18.   The emergency services were working against the clock as the tide began to rise.

19.   Too much eye contact, especially if it is forced, can work against you.

20.   The left-wing opposition was unhappy with a provision of the new law which would work against electoral alliances in the third stage of the distribution of seats.