Sentence examples for counter the action from inspiring English sources

In May 1944, when a black sailor in uniform was refused service at a privately owned lunch counter, the action prompted peaceful sit-in protests at several downtown diners.

These data serve as evidence that BC can be used as a preventive health measure to improve public health quality by countering the action of inevitable exposure to mutagens, such as 131I.

The more the Wolves use any one of those dimensions of Beasley's game, the more opponents will be able to predict and counter the corresponding action.

In the Niger Delta region of Nigeria, asbestos roofing is the material of choice to counter the corrosive action of acid rain that is prevalent in the region (Clark et al. 1999).

We find that in embryos lacking both Pbx and Prdm1a, the levels of expression of many fast muscle genes are approximately wild type or are increased relative to wild type, suggesting that, for a subset of the fast muscle program, a major role for Pbx is to counter the repressive action of Prdm1a.

"We plan to counter the government's action, to clear this great charity's name".

In any case the antitoxins of Cry1A described here could be used to inhibit toxicity of Cry toxins in special conditions like, for example, for attenuation of an accidental effect or a release of unregulated Cry toxin, since they offer an efficient alternative to neutralize and counter the Bt toxin action that would help protect potentially endangered organisms in a particular ecosystem.

Tactician: The person in the back of the boat who decides how to counter the opponent's actions.

Mr. Obama has sought to counter the concerns with actions intended to telegraph his support for Israel, like appearing last week at the Israeli Embassy with a promise to "not only ensure Israel's security but also to ensure that the people of Israel are able to thrive and prosper".

We point out that this manipulation need not have been "selfish": male favouring factors would increase by natural selection when countering the selfish action of female favouring factors.

The observation that NF-κB induction countered the apoptotic action of MTX led us to test whether MTX itself acted through inhibiting NF-κB.