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Sentence Examples The Communist Party countered by hiring topless women to hand out their campaign literature. The convent countered that those sums had been for the year of her novitiate, but that her formal profession involved a new set of expenses. A tartar of salmon and scallops was bound with a finely judged, faintly citric emulsion which countered the extreme richness of the meat. He ducked the blow and countered it, his own fist connecting with my jaw and his knee finding its way to my stomach. I countered this superstition with a serendipitous discovery from my own research. It has countered criticism by touting customers of all shapes and sizes buying equally different sets of products. The book is now in equilibrium, the downwards force of gravity is perfectly countered by the upwards force that you are applying to it. But unless his reactionary vision begins to be actively countered, that is the impression that will abide. Griff shots with a power punch in which Kidz dodged and somehow countered with five regular jabs to the face. The Southern judiciary countered the argument of natural law by evoking the argument that, within a democracy, positive law trumped natural law. The hip-hop star countered his ex's request for full physical custody by asking that the court grant him joint custody and visitation rights. Very rarely the plaintiff replied for a second time with a surrejoinder which in turn could be countered by a rebutter from the defendant. Alas the surge was short lived as West regathered and countered the Eagle attack. As the hook engaged the wire, I countered the right yaw with rudder and kept the right wing off the deck for as long as I could. As soon as a visitor countered them, the actors responded by launching into an intellectual discussion on art. During seasons where miniskirts was all the rage, she countered by showing designs with hems at a more wearable length. Instead he countered with two lefts to the body, a right to the head and a left to the jaw. Though logging is a well-rooted activity, Alvarez believes it can be countered with a permanent, well-equipped police force. As power on the good engine came up, yaw would have to be countered with rudder into the good engine. Suddenly, the aircraft swerved to the right, so I countered with rudder, making the aircraft swerve left centerline. Show More Sentences The security forces countered with tear gas and water cannons to try to disperse the crowd. There is an almost manic enthusiasm for reform amongst some, countered by stubborn resistance to change on the part of others. His head turned from the blow, but he countered by grabbing the arm and tossing his dad with a shoulder throw. Quickly the acceleration compensators countered the thrust of the engines, and he was comfortable again. But for every feint that was ignored, for every offense move that was countered, Tiana dealt equally. France countered by getting Russia to propose a general congress, intended to isolate Austria and provoke a casus belli. Organisers countered by claiming that at least half a million people joined the demo. Sharp countered this, but others reacted by opposing the coming convention, saying it would promote mobocracy. We make it clear that no findings have been made based on any uncorroborated statements where that evidence has been countered by live evidence. He countered with a sound wallop to the back that swept the other man off his horse as he turned. So she wasn't surprised when he countered her obvious statement with an observation of his own. Harrogate initially applied stern pressure in the afternoon singles, but the York lads countered strongly to take command. Mark's brassy, bass howl countered Raine's and they harmonized as they sang. I found the making up for this pattern to be a bit odd and best countered with mattress stitch. He threw a monster left jab, which I deflected, then I countered with my hardest haymaker to his face. However, the party's legislative caucus countered the media reports during a press conference yesterday morning. Critics countered that Jakobson's structuralism was doubly dangerous because it could be confused with the real thing. Understeer is present in the dry, countered by progressive oversteer with right foot tickling. When a Talib leader tried to give her orders, she countered with the appropriate sura. Justin turned aside the blow with a quick swipe, and countered with a low sweep, hoping to get Timothy to jump over the blade. Show More Sentences I countered his lunge with a powerful swipe of my arm, using his momentum to thrust him to the ground. In an honor culture, a personal attack on the body could be countered only by an attack in kind. Each time these arguments against have been countered with rational retort only for the excuse to be replaced by an incredulous one. Husband Craig countered with indignant remonstrations and two-fisted inculpations of his own in court filings last week. At the time, TVB countered by saying that it was those complaints that were unhealthy. They countered his discipline by continually plaguing him with giant hound dogs he never wanted. European and Arab opposition may be countered by possible strong support from Russia. She diverted the move and countered with an uppercut that he avoided by tucking his chin in. Javion reflected the blow effortlessly, and countered with a swift left hand punch. One of his comments there pungently countered the litany from credulous believers that you must always keep an open mind. This countered a full-court press by Defence Secretary Forrestal to have a military team write this crucial document. There is energy and mischief, but it is always countered by mystery and darkness. They were delicious, eggy and light, their sweet richness countered by the tartness of lemon. This problem was countered by incorporating 15 degrees of dihedral in the horizontal tail, which initially had been virtually dead flat. Air threats will be countered by ground-to-air missiles and by Canadian fighter jet patrols. Enoch countered by pointing to her efforts to prevent the ABA from adopting a pro-abortion stance without consulting the membership. Shogun Lodge, his sword in one hand, countered the stroke of the heavy iron sword with an upward movement. The acts of violence by these revolutionaries were countered by excesses committed by the police. A few others immediately countered this and demanded that she should speak in Malayalam instead. The bocage, low-lying country with high hedgerows, offered insufficient routes of advance and canalized American movements, which the Germans easily countered. Show More Sentences Instead they countered the Indian bowlers mixing caution with aggression. His brash and breezy style flamed out when countered by her cautious cool-headedness. They made a flying start with a penalty in the first minute by Andrew Mawdsley, but that was quickly countered by a successful kick from Paul Branthwaite. This was due to the residual ebb tide acting on the barge's port side, which countered the pulling force of the tug. This was not observed by the crew, but the inflow was countered to some extent by the two bilge pumps, one port and one starboard. The employer countered that the new policy dealt with matters on which the collective agreement was silent. This tendency amplified by the helicoid breath was to be countered a priori because no sign warned the pilot before the yaw. That destructive force can be effectively countered only with the unified effort of the world community. I countered with power as the nose gear landing strut extended. Democrats have countered that Republicans and Mitt Romney have attempted to politicize a national tragedy. This scourge can be countered only if terror has no hiding place. He landed a fist to her chin and she countered with a chop to his neck. Here, the richness of the meat is satisfyingly countered by the heat of chipotle – smoked, dried jalapeños. Abrams countered that the absence of jockstrap protests was part of the problem. While one person was going on about gluten, the other countered with the dangers of saturated fat. The paraffin price increase was countered by substituting paraffin with stearin. Perry answers that ideology must be countered with opposing ideology. Nothing can help hatred unless it is countered by the opposite. Finally, failures, as in this case, must be constructively embraced, not defensively countered. When she was informed of his identity, she countered that she was a gentlewoman of some birth herself, and introduced herself as Mlle. d' Aubigny, dite La Maupin. Show More Sentences Here's an orthodox version of Italian economic history countered by a revisionist pro-Southern view. Product labelling is one important way in which this misinformation can be countered. For most plants, transpirational water loss is countered by the uptake of water from the soil via roots. Ben countered that in its teaching that the individual must overcome egoism and the yearnings of self, Kabbalah shows how to put a clamp on one's thoughts. Voters countered by rejecting big-name hard-liners who had blocked reforms at home and tried to stymy the nuclear deal with the outside world. The company has recently countered criticism about selling alcohol cheaper than other licensed premises, thus encouraging binge drinking, by altering its pricing policy. Brand countered the social media ribbing by recording a parody version of the song. This was countered, however, with the statement that regardless of the validity period, people would know when to renew them. British scientists countered this limitation by developing the cavity magnetron that can reduce a radar wavelength to 10 cm. Risks to children and youth from economic or social pressures on the nuclear family can be countered by extended family or community supports. Although it may be too early to judge their success, a series of critical lessons are emerging on how kidnapping can be effectively countered. With that retort, Will shoved Mark into a table, but Mark countered, ducking from a roundhouse swing and taking Will's legs out from underneath him. It is unclear to what extent hunting may be tolerated, or at least not countered by the authorities. Demographic growth needs to be countered by developing education and family planning programmes and generally improving women's status. Can the tendency by society to isolate and shun people like me until they go mad be countered? Sen. Ted Cruz countered that shuttering the facility would endanger the lives of Americans. Cynicism is best countered by wit and humour, satire and sarcasm. The Community industry countered this sudden paraffin price increase by substituting, where technically possible paraffin with stearin. No one has countered what has been said here by saying that genetically modified food is the work of the devil and no one is scaremongering. He blocked it and countered, but that blow was also obstructed. Show More Sentences They can only be countered by a comprehensive security concept and a global collective security system. He denied everything and countered that the women were conspiring against him. The First Nation countered that it exercised all due diligence to prevent such discriminatory acts. First, Sirius brought on Howard Stern, but this past week XM countered with heavy-hitter Oprah Winfrey. When someone says something, it must be immediately countered and debunked, no matter how ridiculous it is. Tunney countered by foot movement and sharp punches starting with the jab. The mother countered by applying for the return of the child under the Convention. Technological advances contributed to the development of those emerging forms of crime, which needed to be countered using innovative measures. If terrorism is to be countered and prevented, one needs to know about its causes and the special motives underlying it. But critics of the tougher amendment countered that it would cost jobs and take lives by forcing car companies to make lighter, smaller vehicles. The horizontal pressure on the wall from the backfill is countered by the deadweight of the concrete and of the backfill material pressing down upon its broad base. Critics countered that expanded testing efforts are crucial and that fewer air-polluting scofflaws will be busted if emission levels are measured less frequently. Since it could not contest my analytical facts to subdue me, this industry countered me by invoking its paramount argument: hygienics. In the early stages the smooth boxing Hare easily countered the onrushing Cherchari who was not making the best of his height and reach advantages. He countered with a roundhouse that Ayane caught on her forehead. Of course this question can be countered by asking whether it would have been possible to introduce such strict regulations in a booming market. The earthquake is countered by the vestal virgins and its effect is to turn them over. Agents countered all such efforts aggressively, hiking through the jungles in search of smuggling trails and cultivating local residents as informers. But in most emergencies, anyone taking a closer look would find that misconception countered by the reality of African leadership. I countered my friend's well-intentioned censure with an anecdote. Show More Sentences I asked him about the threat of a new civil war and he countered with one of his own. However, such crypto-libertarianism is countered by a very strong belief in the need for government to provide a safety net. Gun rights groups immediately mounted challenges and have countered by lobbying for and passing legal expansions of gun rights. This is countered however by a higher percentage of jobs in logging and forestry, mining, construction, and transportation. If the burgeoning gray market in political money is to be countered, a few things need to happen. This can be countered with additions of nitrogen fertilizer. Hastings' defenders countered that his actions were consistent with Indian customs and traditions. Bonaparte countered by attacking and crushing the isolated right wing of the allied armies at the Battle of Montenotte on 12 April. The success of this attack would not be repeated, as the Allies countered by introducing gas masks and other countermeasures. It is countered by anticounterfeiting measures in the printing of banknotes. Richard countered Philip's thrust with a counterattack in Vexin, while Mercadier led a raid on Abbeville. German heavy artillery was countered on the coast by Allied ships under British command, which forced Germans to attack further inland. These were countered by another small band of Huns hired by Honorius' minister Olympius. Companies countered the threat of a strike by threatening to close or move a plant. I've countered, burned, destroyed pretty much everything he's played, but now I'm out of cards and so is he. So now it's a topdecking game. Deforestation can be countered by using recycled paper to produce new writing pads, envelopes and even paper towels. Fatal encephalomyelitis caused by alphavirus has also been shown to be countered by minocycline. The two battled back and forth with Swagger having the upper-hand but when Swagger went for the Swagger Bomb, Harper countered with a boot to the face before hitting a devastating clothesline, grabbing the victory. The Allies countered acoustic torpedoes with noisemaker decoys such as Foxer, FXR, CAT and Fanfare. The militarist, even imperial avocation of an Alexander Hamilton or a Theodore Roosevelt is countered by the Jeffersonian wariness of war as the sport of tyrants. Show More Sentences The claim of epilepsy is countered among some medical historians by a claim of hypoglycemia, which can cause epileptoid seizures. Supporters of the book's basic accuracy countered on the points raised by skeptics such as footbinding and the Great Wall of China. The culture of death and its masters of death-dealing antics can only be countered by a new power that consecrates the human person, the human community and the whole human family to the One Creator of Humanity. In Argentina, not all presidents have been caudillos, but the democratic ones have never effectively countered the caudillo tradition. Rendell has countered with an offer of Pat's famous Cheesesteaks and Primati Brothers Sandwiches. That success, though, is countered by a haunting failure at superspeedways. Colbert countered with his own ''army of expert double Ninja super soldiers with laser nunchucks,'' imagined when he was in the fourth grade. One detects, in these gymslip escapades, an early solution to the problem later countered more consistently by New Orleans jazz itself: how to escape from the awful burden of being Philip Larkin? From this premise Kant countered the utilitarians and established his ethical theory based on duty rather than pleasure. This logical argument is countered by the comfort and lethargy resulting from the combination of a warm sun, a heavy meal and three hours on the water this morning. After Peapod opened on-line service in metropolitan Boston, Hannaford countered with the 1996 launch of its wholly owned HomeRuns. Argiento countered that Ramery habitually missed work, and when on duty would ogle female prisoners during perp walks. This was countered by Ben Ducker who marked the scoresheet for Vikings with a well executed drive to the hoop. In 1984, the software company NewStar introduced the unerase command for its word-processing program NewWord, while I. B. M.'s VisiWord countered with undelete. The ghosts of Foucault and RD Laing attend Kubrick's vision of the state's economy of violence: how criminal aberrance is countered with clinical, scientific subjection. There's some truth in that, although it can be countered that sentimentalizing animals doesn't do them much good — it hasn't done anything to stop the daily mass violence that they face. Mr. Reid, who has time and again been hornswoggled by Mr. McConnell's cunning parliamentarian moves, countered that the problem was Republicans slowing bills and sometimes killing them with procedural tricks. Spotting the danger, Mrs Merkel has countered with what amounts to a soft relaunch of her government. Voters are angered by the coalition's in-fighting and what they see as its aimlessness. While Russia would retain a nuclear force able to overwhelm the kind of defense system that Mr. Bush has described, China's small nuclear force could well be countered. The defence countered that, saying the evidence gained during the searches might belong to cohabitants and not to the defendants. Show More Sentences Incidentally, dealing with a dictator in a court means that evidence will be probed, arguments will be countered, and truth will be weighed against the law. Transparency was not always an asset, countered another discussant. The aggressive pathos and power of Picasso's Minotaurs are countered by a somewhat doddering peaceableness and demonstrative naivety. O'Brien countered that there were several American sires in his bloodlines, like his grandsire Danzig, and that should help him adapt to American dirt racing. Ecuador countered by releasing what purports to be Reyes's diary, which implicates disgraced former aides of Mr Correa in accepting FARC money but not the president himself. The first attempted missile interceptions took place during the Second World War, when V-1 cruise missiles were countered with anti-aircraft guns, and by British Spitfires nudging them offcourse with the touch of a wingtip. The argument that an occasional jewel may be lost is easily, if somewhat insensitively, countered by noting that the cemeteries are full of people once considered indispensable. William Morris, who was appalled by Bellamy's depiction of a rational, bureaucratized industrial state, countered with News from Nowhere, a British vision of a pastoral utopia. In Pakistan, the goal of a zero-poppy harvest in 2000 was not achieved, mainly because of the reemergence of opium poppy cultivation in the Khyber Agency in 1999, which has been partly countered. The employer countered that the rule had no discriminatory impact because the relevant comparator group was not active employees but, rather, other disabled employees. Two papers in 2005 countered previous interpretations that described the mantle plume as having a concentrically zoned structure in terms of composition. Ritchie and the SDLP have countered that despite the largesse doled out to loyalist-backed community organisations, the criminality continues and the weapons remain in their secret arsenals. The result was a mid-single-digit decline in Hong Kong spending during the second half of the year, the company said, accompanied by a slowdown in mainland China, but countered by a slight lift in Europe. The Conservatives countered by saying that Labour's failure to win the European elections represented the first such failure by an opposition in 30 years. The charismatic prime minister, Narendra Modi, has countered the Thackerays' own personal appeal while nearly three decades of Shiv Sena control of Mumbai's town hall has disappointed many in the city. This danger should be countered resolutely and urgently. Terrorism, the scarcity of natural resources, climate change, cyber attacks, the proliferation of nuclear weapons and piracy are risks which must be countered. The employer countered that accepting the union's argument would mean that a disabled employee was entitled to the same vacation pay as one who is working. Martin Rice, executive director of the Canadian Pork Council countered by saying the U. S. and Canadian hog industries receive comparable levels of public support. However, this is often countered by the use of means-tested schemes. Show More Sentences Schelling's influence on many directions in modern philosophy has been seriously underestimated in the English-speaking world, though this underestimation is now beginning to be countered by renewed attention to his work. If Kathy had been with us, she'd have countered with a few ha-has of her own, thus guaranteeing a laugh at his expense. More radical elements were later countered by Edmund Burke who is regarded as the founder of conservatism. However, Lloyd Webber's biographer, John Snelson, countered such accusations. His comments countered a recent report by the US military's Defence Intelligence Agency which suggested the North may have succeeded in miniaturising its warheads. Rukhsana Jabeen taking exception to growing inflation and subsequent raise in the cost of living, said this needed to be countered at every level. In Scotland, the English regime change prompted border raids that were countered by an invasion in 1402 and the defeat of a Scottish army at the Battle of Homildon Hill. Such derisive appellatives, all too commonly applied to those with some early affinity for science, should be doggedly countered with whatever means we can bring to bear. The Soviet Union and 15 other nations countered by boycotting the Los Angeles Olympics of 1984, contending that they could not guarantee the safety of their athletes. Sophisticated marketing strategies for the film were countered by concerted African American efforts to assure that the ultraracism of the book was not manifested in the film. The Liberals countered by proposing to reduce the power of the Lords. They may have a measurable effect, even where countered by other external influences and actions deemed beneficial or that promote indigenous rights and interests. The second followed a similar format with Johnson trying to drive Kyle back, but Kyle stepped off and made him miss and again countered with great backhand hook shots. It can be countered by reducing fishing mortality to lower levels and increasing the average size of harvested fish to a size that will allow maximum yield per recruit. He had three bogeys and two double bogeys, countered only by an eagle. When they blamed him for the collapse of the bridge, he countered that his warnings about the bridge had been ignored. The study supported polling evidence that there was a gender gap, but countered beliefs that higher earners had supported No and that younger voters had mostly voted Yes. His broad Scottish brogue is countered by some delicately fingerpicked guitar and his work is shot-through with the folk traditions of these islands. Pharmaceutical researchers have countered antibiotic resistance through the years by developing new agents to treat the infections caused by drugresistant bacteria. Examples from Classical Literature Uncle John appeared unwilling to abandon the fishtail wenches, and countered with classical texts. Benefits resulting from the stopover in the Indies were countered by the considerable exposure to tropical infections. Wherever his fangs struck for the softer flesh, they were countered by the fangs of spitz. Meanwhile, the Near East University countered Greek Cypriot arguments as to why the band should not perform in the north. Greer countered fiercely with his left, but it was parried easily. This competition sharpened the focus of spread manufacturers who countered with oil and buttermilk blends. This is a brutish Malthusianism which must be adamantly countered. Surjewala countered this discrepancy by describing it as a typographical error. Durrance could have countered with a tu quoque, but he refrained. Hence all such things would have to be admitted and countered. She countered with The Letter Case, six years later, using as was her habit the name of her lover, Villedieu and achieving, as was also her habit, another bestseller. Find more words! 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