Sentence examples for is designed to counter from inspiring English sources
They claim the move is designed to counter the threat from Ukip.
It is designed to counter the practice of large multinational companies diverting profits abroad through complicated business structures in order to avoid paying taxes.
He says the bill is flawed, because it is designed to counter the threat from Ukip, but trying to "out-Ukip Ukip" is impossible, he says.
Verdict: The promised extra cash is designed to counter Labour charges that the quality of NHS care would deteriorate under the Tories.
The caveat is that VX-770 is designed to counter one specific genetic mutation that accounts for about 4 percent of cases of cystic fibrosis.
Although the Pentagon has said its proposed national missile shield is designed to counter a threat from North Korea, not China or Russia, it acknowledges that the system could defend against as many as two dozen incoming missiles.
During one program, a self-identified IS member said that the broadcast was designed to counter negative stereotypes about the group.
The artist's contraption was designed to counter the effects of the Chinese capital's dangerously high air pollution levels.
The provision was designed to counter the "twin myths" – that "unchaste" women are more likely to consent to intercourse and in any event are less worthy of belief.
