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How to use the word COunter in a Sentence? Page #15

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It may not take up as much fridge space (as store-bought soft-drinks), but it does take up counter space, i don't know what benefit you're getting.

Ali Dibadj

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

Reopening embassies lays the foundation for a new, more productive relationship with Cuba that can support and advance key American priorities – including human rights, counter-narcotics cooperation, business opportunities for American companies, migration, family unification, and cultural and faith-based exchanges.

Nancy Pelosi

Found on FOX News
8 years ago

Israeli preventive operations, a relatively stable economy, the public's desire to preserve personal prosperity - all of these and other factors significantly and effectively counter-act destabilizing elements like the absence of a diplomatic horizon, international triggers or Hamas efforts.

Shin Bet chief Yoram Cohen

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

We want to bring together terrorism related law enforcement agencies and help people understand counter-terrorism investigations across borders.

Uwe Wissenbach

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

It's not only about reducing the supply of extremist material on the internet, it's also about increasing the amount of counter-extremist messages that directly challenge the extremist narrative, you have to accept that you will never be able to take everything down.

Peter Neumann

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

We ... determined that our equipping of the Iraqi Security Forces had proceeded too slowly, this process was earlier sometimes delayed by bureaucracy in Baghdad, but occasionally also in Washington. That is why we are now expediting delivery of essential equipment and material, like anti-tank capabilities and counter-IED equipment, to the Iraqi security forces -- including Kurdish and Sunni tribal forces.

Defense Secretary Ashton Carter

Found on CNN
8 years ago

This process was earlier sometimes delayed by bureaucracy in Baghdad, but occasionally also in Washington. That is why we are now expediting delivery of essential equipment and material, like anti-tank capabilities and counter-IED equipment, to the Iraqi security forces -- including Kurdish and Sunni tribal forces.

Defense Secretary Ashton Carter

Found on CNN
8 years ago

We're seeing a lot of counter trends in the market, one thing this market hasn't been seeing is inflows which gets put to work.

Rick Fier

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

That is a dangerous capability, it's never a good thing to have senior counter-terrorism people become terrorists.

Former Army

Found on CNN
8 years ago

Having a competent market maker is key in the short term. However, for a contract to endure you also need a mix of steel mills, end users, speculators and crucially, you need banks and other counter parties.

James Rilett

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

The number of PLA visits to Bangladesh is nearly the same as to India, modi is trying to counter it with his neighbourhood outreach.

Srikanth Kondapalli

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

It's the eradication -- you can almost use that word -- of this substance within a relative short period of time -- a few years, it was expected, but the extent is quite surprising. And remember, this was not a drug. This was an over-the-counter dietary supplement. There's been very few studies looking at the effect of an FDA ban on dietary supplements.

Jerrold Leikin

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

The Vice President recognized the enormous sacrifice and bravery of Iraqi forces over the past 18 months in Ramadi and elsewhere, the Vice President welcomed the Council of Minister's unanimous decision on May 19th to mobilize additional troops, honor those who have fallen, and prepare for counter-attack operations.

The White House

Found on FOX News
9 years ago

It’s a pitiful truth that women are still regularly shamed or made to feel awkward for performing the fundamental act of feeding their babies wherever and whenever they need to (of course, they’re also still shamed for not being able or choosing not to breastfeed, which I equally maddening, exposure to breastfeeding in the media is one of the things we can do to counter this, so I love this cover on many levels.

Justine Cullen

Found on FOX News
9 years ago

This is a good counter to that (type of bombing).

Spokesman Colonel Steve Warren

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

The exchange-traded funds have come off in the past few days, which is counter to the way the price has been performing. It is potentially profit-taking with prices at a three-month high.

Victor Thianpiriya

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

We were looking to counter both pathways.

Diona Damian

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

There needs to be a balance on where we allow them to participate and where we don’t, we have to gather information and intelligence from their online activities and we can counter the message.

Jeff Bardin

Found on FOX News
9 years ago

(Pamela Geller can) draw any damn cartoon she wants and I defend her right to do so, i have always fought for her right to be a bigot and I have the right to counter her bigotry with my own free speech.

Linda Sarsour

Found on CNN
9 years ago

Things have maybe stabilized a little bit, the impact of the Canadian dollar is something that can definitely help counter the decline in oil prices.

Bryden Teich

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

We want to show people that it's not just a bunch of stoners selling pot over the counter, it's business-minded people -- hardworking Americans -- who are just like any other business and trying to make their dream work.

Brian Rogers and Caitlin McGuire

Found on CNN
9 years ago

There was an operation which we carried out with our counter-terrorism team because we suspect that Jamal Kiyemba and his colleagues have been involved in some form of criminality.

Jamal Kiyemba

Found on FOX News
9 years ago

I think it’s important to have those detailed conversations with your doctors and dieticians to weigh the risk and benefits of any over-the-counter medication, supplements and powders.

Stacy Kennedy

Found on FOX News
9 years ago

If the U.S. was really concerned about AQAP and counter-terrorism interests in the country, they should have acted before, it's pretty clear that Yemen is not a model of success.

Oren Adaki

Found on CNN
9 years ago

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