Sentence examples for countering opponents from inspiring English sources

As Orszag helped draft Obama's budget, he tried to anticipate Conrad's objections, sometimes countering opponents' ideas with his knowledge of how Conrad would react.

It would be an over-reaction to write off Guardiola's purism but equally it is notable how his sides have – occasionally – been picked off by rapidly countering opponents: what Chelsea did to them on Saturday recalled what Real Madrid did to Guardiola's Bayern in the 2014 Champions League semi-final.

But the government has also embraced Twitter and Facebook to counter opponents and rally supporters.

And the program needs better equipment if African troops are to effectively counter opponents like the brutal rebels of the Revolutionary United Front in Sierra Leone.

This summer, as high-decibel opponents have crowded into town hall meetings to denounce Mr. Obama's reform effort, Mr. Rivera, working with other unions, has sent hundreds of labor activists to such meetings to counter opponents.

To counter opponents' accusations that he lacks experience in foreign policy, Senator Barack Obama of Illinois often cites his ties to relatives in poor villages in Kenya and the years he spent growing up in Indonesia.

Yesterday, during an appearance at Catholic University, Vice President Cheney sought to counter opponents' arguments about the risks of the plan, saying that limiting investment options should keep the accounts safe, while harnessing the power of the stock market should provide a far higher rate of return than Social Security reserves now receive.

At Everton, he had excelled at producing reactive teams to counter opponents with greater attacking resources and bigger reputations.

The Obama administration needs as much detail as possible in this preliminary accord to counter opponents in Congress.

All too frequently, fundamentalism has been used as a me­ans of countering political opponents.

They also favour more cerebral players, who can adapt their game plans to counter troublesome opponents.