Sentence examples for counter a drop from inspiring English sources

KFC's parent, Yum Restaurants International, denied that the giveaway was intended to counter a drop in sales.

OPEC indicated on Monday that its members would consider a production increase to counter a drop in world supplies and trim prices that are above the group's target range.

It has been restructuring over the past two years to try to counter a drop in ferry passengers, partly thanks the phenomenal growth of low-cost airlines like Ryannair and stiff competition from the likes of Eurotunnel.

That's largely true; a hedge fund often bets that a market, or the value of some arcane financial derivative, will go down, thereby profiting in recessions and countering a drop in its investor's portfolio.

"That's easy," I say, "Because $300 billion is 2.5% of GDP, just enough to counter a 3% drop in consumer spending.

This sharp rise in corporate saving was countered by a drop in the savings rate of Japanese households and, most importantly, by a huge and persistent increase in budget deficits.A similar dynamic will surely play out in America's over-indebted households.

MVP tried to perform a running big boot, but Hardy countered into a drop toe hold.

Two holes were made in the counter electrode, and a drop of the polysulfide electrolyte was put onto the hole.

The company vowed to make significant cost cuts to counter any drop in package shipments.

24 mins: So far for France, a brilliant counter-attacking try, a drop goal, needless penalties and a defensive mess.

Coronary flow was measured during the experiments by using a drop counter with an analog frequency output.