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- noun A
tactic used inopposition to another.
Etymologies
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Examples
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The New York Times reports both in its blogs and via an AP story that Microsoft and Yahoo! are tweaking their data retention policies -- partly as a result of the scrutiny the Google deal has brought and partly as a competitive countertactic.
Does Google own us? Dan 2007
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The New York Times reports both in its blogs and via an AP story that Microsoft and Yahoo! are tweaking their data retention policies -- partly as a result of the scrutiny the Google deal has brought and partly as a competitive countertactic.
Archive 2007-07-01 Dan 2007
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My countertactic was even bolder than the affair: I got angry.
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We do not mean to imply that the countertactic is foolproof.
The Manager as Negotiator Bargaining for Cooperation and Competitive Gain DAVID A. LAX 1986
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We do not mean to imply that the countertactic is foolproof.
The Manager as Negotiator Bargaining for Cooperation and Competitive Gain DAVID A. LAX 1986
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Most of the system’s failures were experienced when fighting Wellington; he had discovered the perfect countertactic to the French method.
THE CAMPAIGNS OF NAPOLEON DAVID G. CHANDLER 1966
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Most of the system’s failures were experienced when fighting Wellington; he had discovered the perfect countertactic to the French method.
THE CAMPAIGNS OF NAPOLEON DAVID G. CHANDLER 1966
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