The phrase "actions that counter" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing behaviors or measures that oppose or negate something else, such as a policy, trend, or behavior.
Example: "The organization implemented actions that counter the negative effects of climate change."
Alternatives: "measures that oppose" or "steps that negate".
I think is something that we're having some uncertainty about, but as long as that uncertainty doesn't lead you to fall into a trap or to make assumptions or take actions that are counter-intuitive or counter to your own well being, it's probably fine.
The discussion of the disordered soul continues with a reflection on the Stanley Milgram's famous studies, in which participants were directed to perform harmful actions that ran counter to their reflective moral commitments.
While the NRDC accepts that TV firms may be trying to improve their customers' perceived enjoyment of programmes, the study says that they have nonetheless "taken questionable actions that run counter to the spirit of the law".
What doesn't follow is that Washington should underwrite or turn a blind eye to Israeli actions that run counter to U.S. interests, as is surely the case with continued colonization of the occupied territories.
Northrop Grumman was recently made aware of alleged employee actions that are counter to our values.
Even in these cases, however, the United States has had difficulty deterring a wide range of provocations and coercive actions that run counter to its security interests.
When Tandja's ambitions were checked, he did what any freely-elected democratic leader would do -- he simply dissolved the parliament and the country's Constitutional Court, actions that run counter to any deep faith in the consent of the governed.
But as a spokesman of the Democratic National Committee, he is not entitled to take actions that run counter to the interests of the overwhelming majority of Democrats, if the DNC wishes to be perceived as institution that represents Democrats and is entitled to their support.
Incentives, efficacy, ego, social norms, context and a desire for success can lead to actions that wind up being counter to our dearest values.
Like the millions of 24 fans, I've waited with bated breath (for nearly four years) for the return of the real-time terror-hunting action that is the Counter Terrorist Unit (CTU).
