Gerald Jonas of The New York Times noted that " Against all odds, the universe of Dune keeps getting richer in texture, more challenging in its moral dilemmas.

Against the idea of nation, it opposed its internationalism.

Against the exaltation of authority embodied in the military intitution, it opposed its antimilitarism.

Against the concept of industrial civilization, it opposed its naturist vision ".

Irenaeus wrote a number of books, but the most important that survives is the " Against Heresies ", normally referred to by its Latin title Adversus Haereses which is an important source regarding the Gospel according to the Hebrews.

Josephus's Against Apion is a two-volume defence of Judaism as classical religion and philosophy, stressing its antiquity, as opposed to what Josephus claimed was the relatively more recent tradition of the Greeks.

In 189, assertion of the primacy of the Church of Rome may be indicated in Irenaeus of Lyons's Against Heresies ( 3: 3: 2 ): " With Church of Rome, because of its superior origin, all the churches must agree ... and it is in her that the faithful everywhere have maintained the apostolic tradition.

Venezuela worked closely with its neighbors following the 1997 Summit of the Americas in many areas — particularly energy integration — and championed the OAS decision to adopt the Inter-American Convention Against Corruption, also being among the first to ratify it ( in 1997 ).

* International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and its Abolition ( by UNESCO )

Though Geffen had been substantially a pop-rock label, its absorption of MCA ( and its back catalogues ) led to a more diverse roster ; with former MCA artists such as Mary J. Blige, The Roots, Blink-182, Rise Against, and Common now featured on the label.

Against this hypothesis stands the fact that when the brown rat had become common in this country, it was unknown in Norway, although there was a small animal like a rat, but really a lemming, which made its home there.

Some of his best-known major motion films include: Tron ( and its sequel ), Fearless, Iron Man,, Starman, The Fabulous Baker Boys, Jagged Edge, Against All Odds,, Thunderbolt and Lightfoot, Seabiscuit, Arlington Road, and The Big Lebowski.

In 1961, Ronald Reagan recorded a disc entitled Ronald Reagan Speaks Out Against Socialized Medicine exhorting its audience to abhor the " dangers " which socialized medicine could bring.

Since its inception in 1992, Big Day Out has attracted a large range of artists, with headlining acts including Nirvana, Blink 182, The Strokes, Muse, Violent Femmes, Iggy Pop and the Stooges, The Ramones, Soundgarden, Rammstein, System of a Down, Limp Bizkit, Rage Against the Machine, The Prodigy, Marilyn Manson, Foo Fighters, Metallica, Tool, Neil Young and Red Hot Chili Peppers.

Stephen Barrett of Quackwatch and the National Council Against Health Fraud has stated that Naturopathy is " simplistic and that its practices are riddled with quackery.

Against the wall hangs the dosser of her canopy of estate, with the tester above her head ( the Tudor rose at its centre ) supported on cords from the ceiling.

In 1974, four years after Blows Against The Empire ( the Jefferson Starship-prototype album with Paul Kantner and Grace Slick ), Jefferson Starship was formally launched with the release of the album Dragon Fly and its single “ Ride The Tiger ”.

Chicago's Rise Against were signed by Geffen Records, and three of its releases on the label were certified platinum by the RIAA.

The philosopher Theodor Adorno criticised Husserl's concept of phenomenological epistemology in his metacritique Against Epistemology, which is anti-foundationalist in its stance.

Rap-rock band Rage Against the Machine is well known for its support of the EZLN, using the red star symbol as a backdrop to their live shows and have also often informed concert crowds of the ongoing situation.

The article is now interpreted to impose similar obligations to those required by the United Nations Convention Against Torture, including not just prohibition of torture, but active measures to prevent its use and a prohibition on refoulement.

Against the revolution, they put the Bible: instead of liberty, it favoured divine providence, instead of equality it favoured hierarchy and instead of brotherhood it favoured sovereignty in its own circle.

The Coup, part of the sub-genre of political hip hop, is politically communist in its music and aligns itself with other radical music groups such as Dead Prez and Rage Against The Machine.

* Rhoodie, DO-Conspirators in Conflict: A Study of the Johannesburg Reform Committee and its Role in the Conspiracy Against the South African Republic, Tafelberg-Uiygewers, ( 1967 )

Elliot Scheiner, Phil Burnett, Roger Nichols ( engineers / mixers ), Donald Fagen, Walter Becker ( producers ) & Steely Dan for Two Against Nature

She has since been recording as a solo artist with Flip & Fill ( Mark Hall & Graham Turner ) as producers covering " Against All Odds " by Phil Collins in 2006.

Self Against City began recording their full-length album Telling Secrets to Strangers in April 2006 with producers Steve Haigler and Mike Watts in Long Island, New York.

Hill linked with a local producer Tha Commandant and obtained beats from producers such as Dee-Lo Blackington, Chemiztry The DopeBeat Maker, and C-Doc to complete his debut album One Man Against Many.

Against the spirit of the Greek original, he engineers events at the end ... or alter the situation to fit his expectations .” Anderson ’ s vehement reaction to the co-opting of Greek plays by Plautus seems to suggest that they are in no way like their originals were.

Against anyone's expectations Doe Maar played eight shows in 2008 with Joost as the fifth man ; four club dates ( June ), a three-night residency at Rotterdam's Feijenoord Stadium ( July 11, 12, 13 ), and a performance at Belgium's brand new Werchter Boutique-festival.

Against expectations, the film went on to become the highest-grossing film to date ( it was surpassed in 2010 by Cameron's directorial follow-up, Avatar ), grossing more than US $ 1. 843 billion in box-office receipts worldwide, and transformed DiCaprio into a commercial movie superstar, resulting in fan worship among teenage girls and young women in general that became known as " Leo-Mania.

Against these expectations, however, Titus proved to be an effective Emperor and was well loved by the population, who praised him highly when they found that he possessed the greatest virtues instead of vices.

The film publication Cineaste published a review of The Italian in March 2009, focusing on the film's depiction of the Italian-American immmigrant experience as a Darwinian jungle rather than a promised land paved with gold :" Against Horatio Alger expectations, The Italian is a story of failure suffused with a soft-focused, dappled nostalgia for the old country ... ' From sunny Italy to the New York ghetto ,' read the taglines on Paramount's original one-sheet, contrasting scenes of ' carefree Beppo at home ' in the serene canals of Old Italy with the mean streets of New York where ' to live your baby must have Pasteurized milk.

Against expectations, he appointed Castellano to succeed him over his underboss Aniello " Neil " Dellacroce.

It was Buñuel's intention to shock and insult the intellectual bourgeoisie of his youth, later saying: " Historically the film represents a violent reaction against what in those days was called ‘ avant-garde ,’ which was aimed exclusively at artistic sensibility and the audience ’ s reason .” Against his hopes and expectations, the film was a huge success amongst the French bourgeoisie, leading Buñuel to exclaim in exasperation, " What can I do about the people who adore all that is new, even when it goes against their deepest convictions, or about the insincere, corrupt press, and the inane herd that saw beauty or poetry in something which was basically no more than a desperate impassioned call for murder?

Against all expectations, Alejandro Fernández didn't sing during the movie while mounting a horse ( a family icon for the Fernandez's ).

Against all expectations, Hibernians did well and finished the match in a 0-0 draw.

Against all expectations, the slave trade is successfully maintained under the new King, thanks to da Silva's resourcefulness.

Against all expectations, Lincoln reached the play-off final in the 2002 – 03 season, conceding just 37 league goals with Marriott keeping 18 clean sheets in the league.

Against New Zealand in 1993 – 94, Taylor made 64 and 142 not out in the First Test at Perth, which ended in a draw.

Against a team regarded as the worst to leave Australian shores, Gavaskar made 90 in the second innings of the First Test in Madras, giving India a chance to reach the target of 348, which ended in a tie.

Daniels lasted ten minutes and subsequently faced Styles in a thirty-minute Iron Man match for the X Division Championship at Against All Odds in which ended in a draw with both men having scored a single pinfall.

The Management of Magic, relating to the world phenomena Walt Disney ; and ended with Against the Day ( 2009 ), a series on TV reality shows.

Against the Indian batting lineup in the 2003 – 04 home series, which ended in a 1 – 1 draw for Australia, Lee was out of the first two Tests recovering from a torn abdominal muscle, an injury which he sustained during the Zimbabwe series.

Their first year ended promisingly and proved to be a successful strategy for the venue, which went on to play host to artists as internationally famous as Rage Against the Machine, R. E. M., Iron Maiden, David Bowie, Ozzy Osbourne, Roger Taylor, U2 and George Michael .< ref >

" At 6 AM on June 7, after playing Phil Collins ' " Against All Odds " ( which was the # 1 song in the countdown ) and Starship's " We Built This City " ( which also ended CHUM's Top 40 era in 1986 ), CFTR adopted its present all-news format.

Mel also performed with Artists United Against Apartheid on the anti-apartheid song Sun City aimed at discouraging other artists from performing in South Africa until that government ended its policy of apartheid.

* Act Against Slavery, an act in Upper Canada that ended slavery there in 1793.