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Discover LudwigThe phrase "make a counter" is correct and can be used in written English.
It means to create or construct a counter, which is a flat surface used for serving food, displaying items, or completing transactions. Example: The store owner decided to make a counter using reclaimed wood to give the store a rustic feel.
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Vodafone gave Vivendi until Nov. 10 to make a counter bid.
"A classic reason an employer will be willing to make a counter offer is they do not want the hassle of finding your replacement," adds Smith.
The court, the Tribunal de Commerce de Paris, ruled that Vivendi would have another month, until Dec. 10, to make a counter bid for the minority stakes in Cegetel that are owned by the BT Group and SBC Communications.
Vivendi has until Dec. 10 to decide whether it wants to accept Vodafone's offer or retain its stake and make a counter bid for the shares of Cegetel held by two other minority investors, the BT Group and SBC Communications.
Among the options that Vivendi is considering to raise money to make a counter offer are an off-balance-sheet bank loan; the sale of a part of its 40percentt stake in Vivendi Environnement; and the sale of its Houghton Mifflin publishing unit to a group of private equity investors.
President Clinton, who made every effort to broker the agreement, blamed Arafat, who never even bothered to make a counter offer: I regret that in 2000 Arafat missed the opportunity to bring that nation into being and pray for the day when the dreams of the Palestinian people for a state and a better life will be realised in a just and lasting peace.
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The city will make a counter-offer to the firemen in December, says Ms Papushkewych.
The pro-choice side makes a move; they make a counter-move, and on it goes".
Yet, largely at the urging of the French, the EU is now preparing to make a counter-declaration.
Or to not even make a counter-offer, accepting the tax repeal but asking for some concession in return?
"I don't want you to accept any job in the government without letting me make a counter-offer," Holbrooke said.
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