Sentence examples for that was counted on from inspiring English sources

ANHEUSER-BUSCH COS., St . Louis said its brewery workers had opted to continue contract talks with management rather than embark on a strike after rejecting a contract offer in a vote that was counted on Thursday.

A group of former generals and intelligence officers, who served Jordan's king in the security apparatus that was counted on to clobber street protests, have themselves been staging unlicensed demonstrations.When rallies erupted in January, they were at first largely tribal affairs in the impoverished Bedouin villages where King Abdullah recruits his forces.

Nor is it one of the myriad media Web sites that are counting on advertising to pay the freight.

But for now, "there are municipalities that are counting on this money," he said.

"For construction workers that were counting on job opportunities, it's a real blow to them".

There are three guys in my sled that were counting on me to give them an Olympic ticket.

What if her interests supersede the concerns of the tiny life that is counting on her to negotiate the universe?

He warned that ending the program would create an $85 million hole in his proposed budget — and devastate hospitals that were counting on the new federal funds.

"I cannot, for the sake of my integrity, stand up here and let everybody that's counting on me crumble so I can make a statement.

The Islanders suddenly look like a team that is counting on victories instead of earning them, and they do not play well when they do that.

"I couldn't even go to my grandmother's funeral in 1981 because I had to provide coverage for 150 medical practices that were counting on us".