Saying, "You did a good job cleaning the kitchen counter," might sound okay to you.
But, attacking numbers because you don't agree with them is misleading, counter to sound scientific methods, and stifles opposing opinions.
I have also witnessed egregious cases where inexperienced and egotistical administrators, a dangerous combination that is increasingly a problem in New York City, issue new "rules" that run counter to sound practice.
"Let this progressive resolution passed by Nature Saskatchewan be a wake up call to Nova Scotia and other jurisdictions that bounties and other mass killings of coyotes are ethically indefensible, ecologically reckless, and counter to sound scientific wildlife conservation".
Some turboprop aircraft employ a combination of ANC and ASAC devices to counter the sound and vibration generated by the propellers.
Two tiny microphones in each ear bud send signals to the control module, which responds instantly to counter unwanted sounds.
If Mr. Gore doesn't get this now, how can he hope to counter Republican sound-bite politics from the Oval Office?
The trio of protagonists, Anthony Roth Costanza as Akhnaten, Emma Carrington as his wife Nefertiti and Rebecca Bottone as his mother Queen Tye, make the most of the characterisation their vocal lines allow, too, even if Costanza's rather reedy, edgy counter-tenor sound won't be to all tastes.
I guess our entitlement showed on our faces because it was an immediate no from the dude behind the counter; He sounded exasperated he got that question all the time.
It is so difficult because countering complacency sounds impatient and countering impatience sounds complacent.
