Counteract Quotes
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(on her 1975 collapse) I had been on a crash diet, and I carried on losing weight afterwards, even though I began eating like mad to counteract it. I`d become stricken with nervous tension which was burning away all my energy.
Karen Carpenter
Keywords: 1975 :: afterwards :: all :: and :: away :: become :: been :: began :: burning :: carried :: collapse :: counteract :: crash :: diet :: eating :: energy :: even :: had :: her :: it :: like :: losing :: mad :: my :: nervous :: on :: stricken :: tension :: though :: to :: was :: weight :: which :: withSource: imdb.com -
The success of the Allies in the west was in a measure offset by Teutonic victories in the east. When the invasion of Belgium began, Russia made immediate efforts to counteract by invasion of East Prussia.
Kelly Miller
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Education can counteract the natural tendency to do the wrong thing, but the inexorable succession of generations requires that the basis for this knowledge be constantly refreshed.
Alex Hamilton
Keywords: basis :: be :: but :: can :: constantly :: counteract :: do :: education :: for :: generations :: inexorable :: knowledge :: natural :: of :: refreshed :: requires :: succession :: tendency :: that :: the :: thing :: this :: to :: wrongSource: brainyquote.com
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[The Miami relatives also failed to persuade the court that no Cuban medical or mental health personnel should have access to the child, an attempt to counteract the father`s efforts to create a Cuban environment by bringing in Elian`s former kindergarten...
Adam Cohen
Keywords: access :: also :: an :: attempt :: bringing :: by :: child :: counteract :: court :: create :: cuban :: efforts :: elian :: environment :: failed :: father :: former :: have :: health :: in :: kindergarten :: medical :: mental :: miami :: no :: or :: personnel :: persuade :: relatives :: should :: that :: the :: toSource: thinkexist.com
