The phrase "a position to counter" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing a stance or viewpoint that is intended to oppose or challenge another perspective or argument.
Example: "In the debate, she took a position to counter the claims made by her opponent."
Alternatives: "a stance to oppose" or "a viewpoint to challenge".
With five LDP faction heads in the new cabinet Mr Abe is hardly in a position to reinforce his own authority within the party.Policy problemsNor is he in a position to counter allegations of incompetence, made acute by revelations earlier this year that the government had lost the records of more than 50m people entitled to public pensions.
"If you're not in a position to counter it, then no one is going to be paying attention to you.
Almost a decade later, as a filmmaker, novelist and TV producer, I am now in a position to counter some of the attacks that are made against Islam by those that wish to lock humanity into an eternal clash of civilizations.
But last week, Torre began using Spencer in left and Ledee at designated hitter so that he would be in a better position to counter a move if the opposing manager called on a left-handed reliever to face Ledee late in games; this way, Torre could use someone like Jim Leyritz to pinch-hit for Ledee without worrying about who would play the outfield.
The Pew Research Center has found public concern over the deficit continues to grow: No matter what the merits are of the opposing positions within the Democratic coalition on the debt and deficits, a divided Democratic party is in a weakened position to counter Republican assaults on the issue of red ink.
The net result is that we are playing the game according to rules set by the regime: we are putting the protesters in an impossible position to counter the regime's narrative.
The BBC has created a new "independent executive" position to counter criticism that the corporation is not fully committed to the quota that forces it to take programmes such as Ground Force and Changing Rooms from the private sector.
Analysts believe he was given the position to counter potential resistance to an eventual succession.
Slappers can bunt, take a short swing, or swing away, challenging the defense to choose the best position to counter the hitter on each pitch.
He uses his position to counter what he has called the "current drift toward an intolerant, pseudoreligious fanaticism".
In 1951 he cited his clearance for that position to counter the Mc Carthy accusations.
