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I'm extremely concerned that these efforts will have an impact, that's why we have to do everything in the courts, in the political arena, in the court of public opinion, to organize efforts to counteract it. We have to counteract it because it is so corrosive and so damaging to American democracy. – Marc Morial	Found on CNN 2 years ago
My only goal right now, honestly, is to help alleviate suffering in the world to the extent that I can, so I try to help people experience joy, practice techniques that counteract stress, and most importantly, try to create an ecosystem, I'm hoping, of one billion people worldwide who are personally engaged in alleviating suffering for themselves and others. – Deepak Chopra	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
It puts the agencies in an impossible position because it's their own boss and how are they going counteract the chief executive of our government ? in the past four years there's been a lot done to prepare the United States for the possibility of disinformation and foreign interference in the election. – Miles Taylor	Found on CNN 3 years ago
It's very rare to find a study that follows individuals across early adolescence to middle age, and then as seniors, so that's really why we wanted to highlight this. We also want to think about how we counteract this trend, because these are behaviors that are modifiable. – Mexican American	Found on CNN 3 years ago
Importantly, we found that when couples are engaging in a negative conflict pattern like demand/withdrawal, expressions of gratitude and appreciation can counteract or buffer the negative effects of this type of interaction on marital stability. – Ted Futris	added by Normando 4 years ago
If the trade war reignites, some market participants may speculate about renewed yuan depreciation to counteract the negative impact from rising tariffs. – Ken Cheung	Found on Reuters 4 years ago
The market is re-pricing the situation, as investors had thought trade negotiations were coming to an end, if the trade war reignites, some market participants may speculate about renewed yuan depreciation to counteract the negative impact from rising tariffs. – Ken Cheung	Found on Reuters 4 years ago
We do have to find a way of how we're going to counteract this, because it's increasing in size, in wealth and its ability to influence politicians. – Shaun Mellors	Found on CNN 5 years ago
To be accused of something that I squarely did not do and to have the harsh judgment that followed and no way to counteract and do something in the moment to correct that was very difficult, it was frustrating. I just felt so powerless. – Nev Schulman	Found on FOX News 5 years ago
We will ensure freedom of navigation on the waters in the region. We will work to prevent and counteract any Iranian malign cyber activity. We will track down Iranian operatives and their Hezbollah proxies operating around the world and crush them, iran will never again have carte blanche to dominate Middle East. – Mike Pompeo	Found on CNN 5 years ago
Diplomatic and financial leverage or power will be backed up by willingness to counteract North Korean aggression with military action, if necessary. the council has repeatedly warned that it will take 'further significant measures, including sanctions' in the case of future provocations. – Rex Tillerson	Found on CNN 6 years ago
All options for responding to future provocations must remain on the table, diplomatic and financial leverage or power will be backed up by willingness to counteract North Korean aggression with military action, if necessary. – Rex Tillerson	Found on CNN 7 years ago
The place where [the beer] is most different is that the beer has about 10% carbonation. That's to push the aroma and counteract the numbing of the senses you get inflight. This makes the beer livelier on the tongue. – Devin Kimble	Found on CNN 7 years ago
Positive emotions are fundamental to any relationship because they counteract the negative emotions that shut us down. – Jane Greer	Found on FOX News 8 years ago
We will continue to use all of our tools to counteract Iran's ballistic missile program and support for terrorism, including through sanctions. – Adam Szubin	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
I know something about lead poisoning because of the work I've done in the past (with Children's Defense Fund) and as a senator from New York, we had a lot of old housing with lead paint in it. A lot of kids suffered from lead poisoning, and part of the challenge is you've got to intervene early. We need comprehensive health screenings, then we need to figure out how do we get the right nutrition and vitamins. You've got to begin to work to counteract the lead. – Hillary Clinton	Found on CNN 8 years ago
We came up with this week six years ago. This is our sixth year, the idea really is to counteract the myths about drugs and alcohol that teens get from the Internet, from television, movies (and) music. – Brian Marquis	Found on CNN 8 years ago
Many smoothies are loaded with sugar and calories, and can completely counteract any calorie-burn you got from your workout. – Marie Spano	Found on CNN 8 years ago
Eventually medical knowledge and proof became so overwhelming that no narrative Big Tobacco could come up with could counteract that new narrative. – Kathleen Marchetti	Found on CNN 8 years ago
Something as simple as putting a mint in your mouth can be enough to counteract that zombie-like feeling you get late in the afternoon, once again, just having sensory stimulation. – Anne Milasincic Andrews	Found on CNN 8 years ago
In some areas of the province we are expecting some showers, however it's not going to be enough to counteract the weeks and weeks of dry weather we have had. – Geoffrey Driscoll	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
Just thinking about temptation generally in advance essentially helps them to counteract temptation when they encounter it. – Oliver Sheldon	Found on CNN 8 years ago
We know that physical activity and healthy foods will help your body better deal with stress, and yet we often avoid them when we need them the most, people really need to think about this downward spiral we get into and work harder to counteract it. – Ken Yeager	Found on CNN 8 years ago
In Australia and some other countries, there's mandatory voting, it would be transformative if everybody voted -- that would counteract money more than anything. – President Barack Obama	Found on CNN 9 years ago

I'm extremely concerned that these efforts will have an impact, that's why we have to do everything in the courts, in the political arena, in the court of public opinion, to organize efforts to counteract it. We have to counteract it because it is so corrosive and so damaging to American democracy.

– Marc Morial

Found on CNN
2 years ago

My only goal right now, honestly, is to help alleviate suffering in the world to the extent that I can, so I try to help people experience joy, practice techniques that counteract stress, and most importantly, try to create an ecosystem, I'm hoping, of one billion people worldwide who are personally engaged in alleviating suffering for themselves and others.

– Deepak Chopra

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

It puts the agencies in an impossible position because it's their own boss and how are they going counteract the chief executive of our government ? in the past four years there's been a lot done to prepare the United States for the possibility of disinformation and foreign interference in the election.

– Miles Taylor

Found on CNN
3 years ago

It's very rare to find a study that follows individuals across early adolescence to middle age, and then as seniors, so that's really why we wanted to highlight this. We also want to think about how we counteract this trend, because these are behaviors that are modifiable.

– Mexican American

Found on CNN
3 years ago

Importantly, we found that when couples are engaging in a negative conflict pattern like demand/withdrawal, expressions of gratitude and appreciation can counteract or buffer the negative effects of this type of interaction on marital stability.

– Ted Futris

added by Normando
4 years ago

If the trade war reignites, some market participants may speculate about renewed yuan depreciation to counteract the negative impact from rising tariffs.

– Ken Cheung

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

The market is re-pricing the situation, as investors had thought trade negotiations were coming to an end, if the trade war reignites, some market participants may speculate about renewed yuan depreciation to counteract the negative impact from rising tariffs.

– Ken Cheung

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

We do have to find a way of how we're going to counteract this, because it's increasing in size, in wealth and its ability to influence politicians.

– Shaun Mellors

Found on CNN
5 years ago

To be accused of something that I squarely did not do and to have the harsh judgment that followed and no way to counteract and do something in the moment to correct that was very difficult, it was frustrating. I just felt so powerless.

– Nev Schulman

Found on FOX News
5 years ago

We will ensure freedom of navigation on the waters in the region. We will work to prevent and counteract any Iranian malign cyber activity. We will track down Iranian operatives and their Hezbollah proxies operating around the world and crush them, iran will never again have carte blanche to dominate Middle East.

– Mike Pompeo

Found on CNN
5 years ago

Diplomatic and financial leverage or power will be backed up by willingness to counteract North Korean aggression with military action, if necessary. the council has repeatedly warned that it will take 'further significant measures, including sanctions' in the case of future provocations.

– Rex Tillerson

Found on CNN
6 years ago

All options for responding to future provocations must remain on the table, diplomatic and financial leverage or power will be backed up by willingness to counteract North Korean aggression with military action, if necessary.

– Rex Tillerson

Found on CNN
7 years ago

The place where [the beer] is most different is that the beer has about 10% carbonation. That's to push the aroma and counteract the numbing of the senses you get inflight. This makes the beer livelier on the tongue.

– Devin Kimble

Found on CNN
7 years ago

Positive emotions are fundamental to any relationship because they counteract the negative emotions that shut us down.

– Jane Greer

Found on FOX News
8 years ago

We will continue to use all of our tools to counteract Iran's ballistic missile program and support for terrorism, including through sanctions.

– Adam Szubin

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

I know something about lead poisoning because of the work I've done in the past (with Children's Defense Fund) and as a senator from New York, we had a lot of old housing with lead paint in it. A lot of kids suffered from lead poisoning, and part of the challenge is you've got to intervene early. We need comprehensive health screenings, then we need to figure out how do we get the right nutrition and vitamins. You've got to begin to work to counteract the lead.

– Hillary Clinton

Found on CNN
8 years ago

We came up with this week six years ago. This is our sixth year, the idea really is to counteract the myths about drugs and alcohol that teens get from the Internet, from television, movies (and) music.

– Brian Marquis

Found on CNN
8 years ago

Many smoothies are loaded with sugar and calories, and can completely counteract any calorie-burn you got from your workout.

– Marie Spano

Found on CNN
8 years ago

Eventually medical knowledge and proof became so overwhelming that no narrative Big Tobacco could come up with could counteract that new narrative.

– Kathleen Marchetti

Found on CNN
8 years ago

Something as simple as putting a mint in your mouth can be enough to counteract that zombie-like feeling you get late in the afternoon, once again, just having sensory stimulation.

– Anne Milasincic Andrews

Found on CNN
8 years ago

In some areas of the province we are expecting some showers, however it's not going to be enough to counteract the weeks and weeks of dry weather we have had.

– Geoffrey Driscoll

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

Just thinking about temptation generally in advance essentially helps them to counteract temptation when they encounter it.

– Oliver Sheldon

Found on CNN
8 years ago

We know that physical activity and healthy foods will help your body better deal with stress, and yet we often avoid them when we need them the most, people really need to think about this downward spiral we get into and work harder to counteract it.

– Ken Yeager

Found on CNN
8 years ago

In Australia and some other countries, there's mandatory voting, it would be transformative if everybody voted -- that would counteract money more than anything.

– President Barack Obama

Found on CNN
9 years ago

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