The Supreme Allied Commander (SACEUR, Wesley Clarkk, was in favor of blocking the runway against Russian reinforcements, but the leading British military officer in place there, Michael Jackson, countermanded Clarke, and a potentially dangerous East-West confrontation was avoided.
Rumours fly, decisions are taken blind and countermanded after they have been carried out.
He might have stopped Whiting's artillery from firing, prevented Armistead's charge, and countermanded Magruder's offensive.
Kaplan countermanded Dobbs's order, and Dobbs, at that point, looked into the camera and told his audience, "CNN President Rick Kaplan wants us to return to Littleton".
This affirmative imagery served to countermand destructive and pervasive stereotypes, steeling African-Americans against the ruthless forces of intolerance while simultaneously convincing white people of their shared humanity.
The Binh Xuyen was routed, and Dulles countermanded his order.
When McHugh realized that the plane wasn't taking off, he rushed back to the cockpit to repeat his order, and Kilduff countermanded it.
These impressions or appearances do not carry with them any pull because they are always countermanded by another equal and opposite impression.
Mr. Murphy said Mr. Herndon and Mike Selman, vice president for portfolio management at the energy marketing and trading unit, countermanded his orders to hedge Enron's credit risk.
