It was seen as dangerous and against the spirit of the game.

"We're not going to do anything against the spirit or letter of the law," he said.

It goes against the spirit of the age to admit this.

On the other hand, it went directly against the spirit of his orders.

This goes against the democratic spirit of the American people.

In a sense, the new Irish constitution was going against the spirit of this approach.

One can never have too many defenses against evil spirits.

This is certainly against the spirit of the law.

She is, naturally, against the kindly spirit of our times.

Doesn't that go against the public spirit of Siqueiros's life and art?