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countered and year
These ideas can be countered by the fact that during the winter, the time of year in which UV light is most scarce at northern latitudes, the ground is often covered with white snow.
Although Mazda produced an experimental Wankel that year, NSU was first with a Wankel automobile on sale, the sporty NSU Spider in 1964 ; Mazda countered with a display of two and four rotor Wankel engines at that year's Tokyo Motor Show.
Governor Winthrop and the Puritan establishment ( who believed a Protestant theocracy was proper ), countered the perceived Catholic threat in March of that year by sending English men and women into the wilderness that would become Topsfield.
Journalist David Remnick, who wrote the biography The Bridge: The Life and Rise of Barack Obama, countered that it should now be obvious that after one year in office Obama is a centre-left president and the majority of his policies are in line with the center-left Democratic tradition ; while, in July 2011, The Fiscal Times columnist Bruce Barlett argues that an honest examination of the Obama presidency must conclude that he has in fact been a moderately conservative Democrat and that it may take 20 years before Obama ’ s basic conservatism is widely accepted, and author and columnist Chris Hedges argues that the Obama administration's policies are mostly right-wing.
The candy maker countered that " her dental records reveal no treatment of any significance since June last year and that any damage was caused by her own fault and negligence ".

countered and old
In the early 20th century, poet Hans E. Kinck countered and viewed Haakon as an insignificant king subordinated to forces outside of his control, a view which influenced historians such as Halvdan Koht and Edvard Bull, Sr .. Haakon has often been compared with Skule Bårdsson, and historians have taken sides in the old conflict.
Mr. Dark's malevolent presence is countered by that of Will's father, Charles Halloway, who harbors his own secret desire to regain his youth because he feels as though he is too old for Will.

countered and law
Story countered that even if State Judges were not biased, the issue was not bias but uniformity in Federal law.
Griswold argued that the Connecticut statute against the use of contraceptives was countered by the 14th Amendment, which states, " no state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States ; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law ... nor deny any person the equal protection of the laws ," ( Amendment 14 Section 1 ).
" This was countered by Solicitor General Paul Clement: the federal appeals court decision " defies both law and logic ," he stated in a request to the Supreme Court for immediate transfer on December 30, 2005, one day after Padilla's lawyers filed a petition of their own charging the U. S. President of overstepping his authority.
The proponents of the status law countered, that several countries criticizing the law have themselves similar constructs to provide benefits for their own minorities.
Republican legislators countered by repealing the law which created the board of canvassers in the first place and the Supreme Court was unable to compel the board to recount when the board effectively ceased to exist.
Novell countered that, because the case would hinge upon interpretation of Federal copyright law, it should be tried in Federal court.
SB 185 would have countered Proposition 209 and authorized the University of California and the California State University to consider race, gender, ethnicity, and national origin, along with other relevant factors, in undergraduate and graduate admissions, to the maximum extent permitted by the 14th Amendment to the United States Constitution, Section 31 of Article I of the California Constitution, and relevant case law.
( Google countered that their use was fair according to US copyright law.

countered and student
Black countered by mailing literature to student addresses obtained from school handbooks.
Proponents of alternative education countered that expanding the student body so drastically would destroy the school's intimate ethos, and that the higher per-pupil spending resulted from CHS offering many classroom places, uncompensated, to students from other high schools who commuted for one or two classes.

countered and you
" Carlson countered Stewart's criticisms by reading examples of questions Stewart had asked of then-presidential candidate John Kerry during his recent interview on The Daily Show, such as, " How are you holding up?
Winston countered with another ad, featuring a woman with greying hair in a bun who insists that ought to be " Winston tastes good as a cigarette should " and is shouted down by happy cigarette smokers asking " What do you want — good grammar or good taste?
Chief prosecutor Henry Hyde countered: " A failure to convict will make the statement that lying under oath, while unpleasant and to be avoided, is not all that serious ... We have reduced lying under oath to a breach of etiquette, but only if you are the President ... And now let us all take our place in history on the side of honor, and, oh, yes, let right be done.
Fox immediately defended Windham but Napoleon countered: " It is easy for you who only know public debate.
While casting a spell a duelist can move freely, but if you cross the center line between your territory and the enemy's, your spell is countered.

countered and travel
: The claim that EPR effects violate the principle that information cannot travel faster than the speed of light have been countered by noting that they cannot be used for signaling because neither observer can control, or predetermine, what he observes, and therefore cannot manipulate what the other observer measures.
In response, the United States countered that the restrictions in adequate accommodation for black Americans severely interfered with interstate travel, and that Congress, under the United States Constitution's Commerce clause, was certainly within its power to address such matters.
This is countered by a rearward force as the bolt reaches the limit of travel and moves forwards, resulting in a zero sum, but to the shooter, the recoil has been spread out over a longer period of time, resulting in the " softer " feel.

countered and around
Hoping to turn over the town to Condé, the Huguenots of Toulouse seized the Hôtel de ville but were countered by angry Catholic mobs resulting in street battles and the killing of around 3, 000 ( mostly Huguenots ) during the 1562 Riots of Toulouse.
Johnny Liu, on the other hand, admitted that this " is countered by the pure fun of running around tearing through giant bugs with lasers ".
New City Collegian has challenged spending patterns of administration, and have countered allegations that the Occupy encampment on campus cost over $ 100, 000 via district documents showing the price to be around $ 8000.
Charges of the shields being " dupes " and " useful idiots " for Saddam were widespread in the U. S. The human shields countered that while various governments around the globe carry out acts of aggression, the human shield action saw fit to defend against this one.
This method of safe-cracking has been countered by building patrol-passages around the underground vaults.
Beginning around 1900, with the Great Migration ( 1915 – 30 ) of black Americans from the rural Southern United States to work in the cities and towns of the northern U. S., many white people feared that black people were a social and economic threat, and countered their presence with local zoning laws requiring them to live and reside in geographically defined areas of the town or city, preventing them from moving to areas inhabited by white people.
" Epstein countered that all monies had been paid, and no royalties withheld, so Gwirtzman clarified that the claimed funds derived largely from overseas sales, and that over the previous seven years the total was around $ 130, 000.

countered and world
Epicurus's technically hedonistic views and philosophical teachings, though opposed to the Hedonists of his time, countered Jewish scripture, the strictly monotheistic conception of God in Judaism and the Jewish belief in the afterlife and the world to come.
Roosevelt countered with many speeches that argued it was best for the Filipinos to have stability, and the Americans to have a proud place in the world.
The Knights dispatched letters to the monarchs of Europe, preaching their usual crusade against the heathens ; Władysław countered with his own letters to the monarchs, accusing the Order of planning to conquer the whole world.
Professor Russel B. Nye of Michigan State University countered that " if the message of the Oz books — love, kindness, and unselfishness make the world a better place — seems of no value today ", then maybe the time is ripe for " reassess a good many other things besides the Detroit library's approved list of children's books ".
Proponents of New Thought countered that the world was more benign and individuals had the agency to improve their lives and health through positive thoughts.
The reformers countered that the reforms were new armies that could be used to defend the Muslim world from European crusades and other invasions.

countered and .
`` But Fogg '', they countered, `` we can't get over there.
A quarter of an hour of pandemonium ensued: outraged cries, booing, and whistling by the offended parties, countered by cheers and applause by the more forward-thinking contingent.
Arbor Day reached its height of popularity on its 125th anniversary in 1997, when David J. Wright, noticed that a Nebraska nonprofit organization called the National Arbor Day Foundation had taken the name of the holiday and commercialized it for their own use as a trademark for their publication " Arbor Day ," so he countered their efforts, launched a website, and trademarked it for " public use celebrations " and defended the matter in a federal district court in the United States to ensure it was judged as property of the public domain, the case was settled in October 1999.
Hill countered that she came forward because she felt an obligation to share information on the character and actions of a person who was being considered for the Supreme Court.
A Boston Globe report, however, countered that by stating there were nearly 700 leaks in a single section of tunnel beneath South Station.
At that time, radical Ustaše cells of Croatian émigrés in Western Europe planned and guerilla acts inside Yugoslavia, but they were largely countered.
It was an important step for a leading female novelist to write a biography of another, and Gaskell's approach was unusual in that, rather than analysing her subject's achievements, she concentrated on private details of Charlotte's life, emphasising aspects which countered accusations of ' coarseness ' which had been levelled at her writing.
Following the 1947 season, the American League countered with a rule change that fixed the distance of an outfield wall for the duration of a season.
Contra supporters often tried to downplay these violations, or countered that the Sandinista government carried out much more.
Consequently, the 16th and 17th centuries were to witness a succession of armed Druze rebellions against the Ottomans, countered by repeated Ottoman punitive expeditions against the Chouf, in which the Druze population of the area was severely depleted and many villages destroyed.
Cooper countered that it was indeed safe, but he would not argue the point ; he would lower it himself once they were airborne.
Allen and his cohorts countered by issuing offers of their own.
The Boys countered with rules of their own, forbidding anyone in the Grants from holding " any office of honor or profit under the colony of N. York ".
William the Conqueror introduced a modified northern French feudalism to England which countered decentralized aspects of feudalism abroad.
While acknowledging that his conduct had been lax, he countered that he had never allowed gifts to influence his judgement and, indeed, he had on occasion given a verdict against those who had paid him.
In the Soviet war in Afghanistan, the Soviets countered the U. S .– backed Mujahideen with a policy of scorched earth, driving over one third of the Afghan population into exile ( over 5 million people ), and carrying out widespread destruction of villages, granaries, crops, herds and irrigation systems, including the deadly and widespread mining of fields and pastures.
Shah Jahan also countered the British and other Europeans in his province of Gujarāt, which supplied Europe saltpeter for use in gunpowder warfare during the 17th century.
* If a leap occurs, it must be small and immediately countered by stepwise motion in the opposite direction.
An open row of three ( one that is not blocked by an opponent's stone at either end ) has to be blocked immediately, or countered with a threat elsewhere on the board.
If not blocked or countered, the open row of three will be extended to an open row of four, which threatens to win in two ways.

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