用“set against”造句大全，set against造句

The desire to be liberated from oil's omnipresent grip is set against a backdrop of America's love-hate relationship with energy.

The church he loved was celibate, hostile to women priests and set against gays; if Catholics were only faithful to the teachings of the Magisterium, he wrote, all would be well.

Walls and woodwork in shades of dark blue are set against a gilt-framed mirror, a leopard-print rug and a settee upholstered in gold fabric.

Yet many hoteliers and innkeepers are dead-set against having geothermal prospectors drilling in their backyards.

Packed with good stories and tasty quotes, “The Hawk and the Dove” is a balanced and highly readable portrait of two contrary temperaments set against the background of the cold war.

Susie's story, paradoxically, is one of hope, set against grim reality.