Sentence examples for i was countering from inspiring English sources

"When I chose the title it was, of course, an important debate with the use of the term Heimat," says Reitz. "I was countering two things - the pseudo-folklore form of Heimat used by the tourist industry, and its ideological use during the Nazi period.

But I'm countering the tremendous public relations boost Monsanto received from the World Food Prize, and instead showcasing just a few of the many people around the world who are working to establish sustainable and fair food systems.

"I'm counter-influenced by the neo-atheists, Richard Dawkins and those guys," Stone says.

Normally, I am counter phobic -- purposely doing things I fear so they do not own me.

"I respect Danny, he was countering very well against me".

At one stage it was suggested that land could be more resilient to flooding by using "mimimal tillage", which as far as I was concerned is counter-intuitive.

I am not countering government policy.

"I'm often countering misrepresentations and misleading claims that opposing experts make in these cases," she said.

For example, if you catch yourself saying, "I'm unlucky," counter that thought with all the things you have in your life that make you lucky.

I was a very counter-cultural senior officer.

But "what I was saying ran counter to all the policies that the regime was pursuing.