Counteraction

Secretary at home from whom he receives orders, and the Secretary at Dublin to whom he is to give orders, if I did not believe that with all his failings he possesses a high and independent spirit, which will lead him to assert himself decisively in the very first moment of the counteraction, which is thus studiously and systematically provided to embarrass him in all his operations. ❋ Richard Plantagenet Temple Nugent Brydges Chandos Grenville Buckingham And Chandos (1829)

Jim (Ranger) is a retired Army Special Forces officer and terrorism counteraction (T/CA) subject matter expert who vehemently opposes this administration's WOT. I'm guessing Jim is talking about the previous administration's WOT, but you never know. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Wars being dynamic, this procrastination can only aid the enemy, which is being afforded leisure to expand its region of effectiveness and harden itself against eventual American counteraction. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Morale operations include all measures of subversion, other than physical, used to create confusion and division, and to undermine the morale and the political unity of the enemy through any means from within, or purporting to emanate within, enemy countries; or from bases within areas where action and counteraction may be effective against the enemy. ❋ Jennet Conant (2011)

Though the FDA's decision seems like a smart counteraction at first glance; if we examine similar proposals made in the past, unfortunately, it doesn't hold much promise. ❋ Valerie Orsoni (2011)

Unless China changes its ways, on day one of my presidency I will designate it a currency manipulator and take appropriate counteraction. ❋ Mitt Romney (2012)

And yet, in spite of or directly because of the glaring presence of that awful, flaring virus, counteraction is spurred: in expanding consciousnesses all over the country and the world, there is a defense being formulated. ❋ Unknown (2010)

It seems a fairly straightforward idea, a way of taking the terminology of situation, problem, action and resolution and abstracting that to a notion of balance and imbalance, action as counteraction, as a means to an end, that end being the restoration of equilibrium. ❋ Hal Duncan (2008)

September 2, 2009 at 11:56 am opps, wus spellink errer – wuz sposed to be BUGE counteraction of Big and Huge ❋ Unknown (2009)

The outraged single females decide to take counteraction with this sexist stance led by the Dowager Duchess Laura Cole as the village is flooded by impoverish wastrels who see the village as a marriage mart. ❋ Unknown (2009)

UPDATE: I urge all Federalist Society members working at law firms to take immediate counteraction. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Samuel's words closely parallel the narrative about the attack of Amalek in the Book of Deuteronomy (25: 17-19), which relates how the Amalekites attacked the Israelites on their way out of Egypt, "when you were famished and weary," and cut down the stragglers in the rear, without mentioning any victorious Israelite counteraction. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Though this is not exactly true (Obama has made strides in urban policy, educational assistance and highway projects), Zinn calls for counteraction of the inertia by grassroots protest and pressure to reduce the militarism that is currently bankrupting America. ❋ Unknown (2009)

"The actions of the Evry judge undermine the dignity of our country and violate international law, which explains this counteraction of the state," said Sow, who also acts as a defence lawyer for the nine officials targeted by the arrest warrants. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Then we're sicker from the counteraction and wind up in a hospital, incurring stupid charges, to be multi-treated for being sick in the first place. ❋ Unknown (2008)

I went a saw "[AJ]" to make a [purchase], and we had a overall clean [counteraction]. ❋ Spyda-Man (2010)

[i m] drinking [lemon juice] to counteract the [alchohol]. ❋ Neon14 (2015)

Example: Person 1: Who’s a cool [tiktoker] I should watch? Person 2: [Counteractism]!!! [Moon] has amazing content!*!*! ❋ Shartface90 (2021)