diff --git a/include/boost/container/string.hpp b/include/boost/container/string.hpp
index 915fb58..da4136d 100644
--- a/include/boost/container/string.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/container/string.hpp
@@ -542,7 +542,11 @@ class basic_string
       bool operator()(const typename Tr::char_type& x) const
       {
          return std::find_if(m_first, m_last,
+#ifdef BOOST_NO_CXX98_BINDERS
+                        [&](argument_type ch) { return Eq_traits<Tr>()(x, ch); }) == m_last;
+#else
                         std::bind1st(Eq_traits<Tr>(), x)) == m_last;
+#endif
       }
    };
    #endif   //#ifndef BOOST_CONTAINER_DOXYGEN_INVOKED
@@ -2300,7 +2304,11 @@ class basic_string
          pointer finish = addr + sz;
          const const_iterator result =
             std::find_if(addr + pos, finish,
+#ifdef BOOST_NO_CXX98_BINDERS
+                  [&](value_type ch) { return Eq_traits<Traits>()(ch, c); });
+#else
                   std::bind2nd(Eq_traits<Traits>(), c));
+#endif
          return result != finish ? result - begin() : npos;
       }
    }
@@ -2372,7 +2380,11 @@ class basic_string
          const const_iterator last = begin() + container_detail::min_value(len - 1, pos) + 1;
          const_reverse_iterator rresult =
             std::find_if(const_reverse_iterator(last), rend(),
+#ifdef BOOST_NO_CXX98_BINDERS
+                  [&](value_type ch) { return Eq_traits<Traits>()(ch, c); });
+#else
                   std::bind2nd(Eq_traits<Traits>(), c));
+#endif
          return rresult != rend() ? (rresult.base() - 1) - begin() : npos;
       }
    }
@@ -2550,7 +2562,11 @@ class basic_string
          const pointer finish = addr + this->priv_size();
          const const_iterator result
             = std::find_if(addr + pos, finish,
+#ifdef BOOST_NO_CXX98_BINDERS
+                     [&](value_type ch) { return !Eq_traits<Traits>()(ch, c); });
+#else
                      std::not1(std::bind2nd(Eq_traits<Traits>(), c)));
+#endif
          return result != finish ? result - begin() : npos;
       }
    }
@@ -2617,7 +2633,11 @@ class basic_string
          const const_iterator last = begin() + container_detail::min_value(len - 1, pos) + 1;
          const const_reverse_iterator rresult =
             std::find_if(const_reverse_iterator(last), rend(),
+#ifdef BOOST_NO_CXX98_BINDERS
+                  [&](value_type ch) { return !Eq_traits<Traits>()(ch, c); });
+#else
                   std::not1(std::bind2nd(Eq_traits<Traits>(), c)));
+#endif
          return rresult != rend() ? (rresult.base() - 1) - begin() : npos;
       }
    }