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go up against
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go up againstverb
To challenge someone.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of go up against in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of go up against in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
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In speaking truth to power we pave the way for a more just culture, free of the scourge of violence against women.
Paul's attitude toward slavery is much more an attitude of reform rather than revolt, he doesn't want a social revolution against the Roman Empire. But what he does say tends to be very strong toward reform of the system, and it is going to eventually end it.
"The most prevalent and destructive fear is not of sickness or death itself. It is the fear of being human. All of our neurotic symptoms are retaliation against ourselves for daring to be human, this is less than godlike martyrs or masters. This is what psychotherapy is all about: getting over the fear of being human.
We are very encouraged by the data showing that NVX-CoV2373 not only provided complete protection against the most severe forms of disease but also dramatically reduced mild and moderate disease across both trials, importantly, both studies confirmed efficacy against the variant strains.
George W. Bush called 9/11 an act of war and as a result conducted an actual war or two, so given France's quite aggressive campaign in Mali against al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb and given the fact that France was one of the leaders of the coalition to overthrow (the late Moammar) Gadhafi in Libya, it seems quite likely that France will respond aggressively.
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