Against
Against preposition - In or into contact with.
In the matter of and against are semantically related. In some cases you can replace phrase "In the matter of" with "Against", this terms are similar.
In the matter of
Against and in the matter of are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace term "Against" with "In the matter of", this terms are similar.
Both terms in one sentence
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According to Hesiod, Hera had Hephaestus asexually, which may explain why according to one myth Hephaestus sided with his mother against Zeus in the matter of Herakles.
Source: Myth / Classical Mythology -
Enemy Mine: In the princess's vision of the Saracen knights and paladins — foes in the Matter of France — standing against the threat to their world.
Source: Literature / Rachel Griffin -
Columbia Pictures was (at one time) planning to remake Thunderball again, this time casting Connery as Ernst Stavro Blofield, but a court ruled against them in the matter of the rights to the James Bond character.
Source: Film / Thunderball
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