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To set against

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to oppose; to set in comparison with, or to oppose to, as an equivalent in exchange; as, to set one thing against another.
- Shak.

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Idle, vain, malicious, false--to know that Francine's character presented these faults, without any discoverable merits to set against them, was surely enough to justify a gloomy view of the prospect, if she succeeded in winning the position of Emily's friend.
I Say No by Collins, Wilkie View in context
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