| In 1792, for instance, when Nepal invaded Tibet it provoked a powerful counterblow from China. |
| The orders were to carry the city at all costs, a counterblow to compensate the Germans for their failure to capture Compigne. |
| It now became necessary for the older body to deal a counterblow. |
| Eventually, Adams grabbed the initiative with an energetic counterblow in the centre. |
| In the counterblow the edge of Cheever's cuff caught on Dyckman's knuckles and ripped the skin. |
| This latter action, this counterblow against the attacker, was intrinsic to the whole concept of defence. |
