The phrase "and trying to counter" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing efforts to oppose or respond to something, such as an argument, action, or trend.
Example: "The team is focusing on improving their strategy and trying to counter the competitor's aggressive marketing tactics."
Alternatives: "and attempting to oppose" or "and working to counter".
"It's something I'm definitely aware of and trying to counter," he said.
"The public health community is very focused on educational efforts and trying to counter messages that are anti-vaccine by putting facts out there about vaccination.
The US strategy to weaken the group centres on military support for Iraq but also includes plans to stop foreign fighters from joining the group, cutting its funding streams and trying to counter its ideology.
"It appears to me that the timing is political and tied to coming into an election year and trying to counter the political rhetoric on immigration," said attorney Karen Grisez, a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association who has worked on immigrant detention issues.
Ferguson's side were looking to threaten on the break and trying to counter-attack quickly but they did not have many chances in the second half.
Mr. Obama's style seems to be: Engage, yes, but wield a club as well — and try to counter the global doubts that he is willing to use it.
— LYNN ZINSER Shields came out unleashing a series of combinations and Torlopova stood in there and tried to counter, which didn't work.
In an early-morning tweet Wednesday, Mr. Trump embraced Mr. Cox and tried to counter the widely prevailing view that Democrats had dodged an electoral bullet.
Moreover, Labour has tended to attribute concerns about immigration to overstretched public services and unscrupulous employers, and tried to counter those anxieties with facts about the overall benefits of immigration.
The imperial rulers were aware of the power of the provinces and tried to counter it by appointing members of the royal family as governors of the militarily more important (but not necessarily more lucrative) provinces.
The writer laments the popularization of Mr. Mayle's "superficial glitzy vision of Provence" and tries to counter it by digging ever deeper to find, like Cabassac, a form of redemption.
