the fors and against

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the fors and against - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  For \For\, n.
     One who takes, or that which is said on, the affrimative
     side; that which is said in favor of some one or something;
     -- the antithesis of against, and commonly used in connection
     with it.
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     The fors and against. those in favor and those opposed; the
        pros and the cons; the advantages and the disadvantages.
        --Jane Austen.
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