counter-balance

So when the online calls for antigovernment protests in China began, it would have been politically hard for any Politburo member to counter-balance Mr. Zhou's views with an argument for restraint, even if they wanted to, the diplomats and analysts say.

China's Crackdown Signals Shift Jeremy Page 2011

Your effort will just drain you, and it will irritate the Eeyores; in fact, they'll probably hold more stubbornly to their worldview and may become even more intensely negative to counter-balance your positivity.

Gretchen Rubin: Are You a 'Tigger' or an 'Eeyore'? Reconciling Bubbly and Gloomy Personalities Gretchen Rubin 2010

Yet against the toughest of odds, brave activists and coalitions persevere in monitoring companies, providing proactive solutions, winning important legal victories, and -- when governments fail to act -- enforcing human rights protection to counter-balance business abuse.

Smita Narula: High Tech, Low Pay: Let the Workers Behind Our Electronics Be Heard Smita Narula 2011

I personally think this would provide a nice counter-balance to our Russian friends, further innovation and lead to faster better & cheaper advances (I know I know pick 2 ...).

Augustine Commission Membership Continues To Emerge - NASA Watch 2009

The four main characters give the show a solid base (with Livingston handling himself quite well in a dramatic role), and the series has enough science fiction elements to counter-balance the soap opera divergences.

Television Review – Defying Gravity 2009

Yet against the toughest of odds, brave activists and coalitions persevere in monitoring companies, providing proactive solutions, winning important legal victories, and -- when governments fail to act -- enforcing human rights protection to counter-balance business abuse.

Smita Narula: High Tech, Low Pay: Let the Workers Behind Our Electronics Be Heard Smita Narula 2011

Yet against the toughest of odds, brave activists and coalitions persevere in monitoring companies, providing proactive solutions, winning important legal victories, and -- when governments fail to act -- enforcing human rights protection to counter-balance business abuse.

Smita Narula: High Tech, Low Pay: Let the Workers Behind Our Electronics Be Heard Smita Narula 2011

Urging the group to “counter-balance all those people who only see problems,” Schwab argued that the essence of Davos will always be “dialogue,” noting how relationships formed at Davos often come in good use for solving issues of all hues, especially those between countries, citing a personal example from Greece and Turkey back in the late 1980s.

Not a meeting of despair Raju Narisetti 2011

Yet against the toughest of odds, brave activists and coalitions persevere in monitoring companies, providing proactive solutions, winning important legal victories, and -- when governments fail to act -- enforcing human rights protection to counter-balance business abuse.

Smita Narula: High Tech, Low Pay: Let the Workers Behind Our Electronics Be Heard Smita Narula 2011

The four main characters give the show a solid base (with Livingston handling himself quite well in a dramatic role), and the series has enough science fiction elements to counter-balance the soap opera divergences.

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