Examples of countervail in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Government spending to countervail the pandemic in Mexico is among the lowest in the world, and that will most likely condemn millions to sustained and, in the eyes of numerous economists, unnecessary struggles. — Azam Ahmed, New York Times, 18 Sep. 2020 The lack of enthusiasm among investors and executives suggests a countervailing force is at work. — Washington Post, 18 Sep. 2019 So while Amazon is trusted, no countervailing force has the inclination or capacity to restrain it. — Franklin Foer, The Atlantic, 10 Oct. 2019 For better or worse, tourism represents one of the few countervailing forces against this trend. — Stephen Heyman, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Nov. 2019 The teacher unions currently have no countervailing force. — Karl Zinsmeister, National Review, 9 Oct. 2019 Meanwhile, there is no countervailing benefit to us with Turkey. — Nr Editors, National Review, 24 Oct. 2019 So the hot-desking drive has been accompanied by a countervailing trend, in which this elite get better facilities. — The Economist, 28 Sep. 2019 The supposedly countervailing evidence that these products help people avoid combustible cigarettes is limited. — Washington Post, 12 Sep. 2019

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