Sentence examples for was countering from inspiring English sources
noun
An object (now especially a small disc) used in counting or keeping count, or as a marker in games, etc.
- He rolled a six on the dice, so moved his counter forward six spaces.
He was countering very well against me, I got a little complacent and he caught me.
Though exaggerating for effect and preaching a bit to the choir, he was countering what until recently was a growing sense of gloom.
But Mr. Trump gave no ground, whether the subject was countering North Korea's missile and nuclear threats or dealing with China in the South China Sea.
At the time, the Mubarak regime was countering calls for democratization by invoking the threat of an Islamist takeover, while some analysts were arguing that political participation would make the Brotherhood more moderate.
Duncan was countering the argument made by another guest that the state's interest in marriage couldn't be based on procreation alone since plenty of heterosexual couples don't or can't procreate and that doesn't justify a ban on their marrying.
Whether it was countering increased Iranian influence or its fierce regional proxies, the brute menace of the divisive prime minister Nouri al-Maliki in Iraq or the despotic rule of Bashar al-Assad in Syria, to tolerate and supporting violent extremist groups inevitably meant to tolerate Isis, al-Qaida affiliates and other like-minded groups.
Task order was counter-balanced across participants.
Can these two processes be countered?
This argument is countered at two levels.
This has to be countered.
Intelligence is made to be countered.
