Word: counteract
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...AALS, which so far “has been mostly silent about the case,” will argue in its brief that law schools are not able to counteract the harmful message sent by Pentagon recruiting, Greenfield said...
...camera ($600), a super-zoom still camera that mimics camcorders in its ability to close in on shots. Its 12x-optical-zoom Leica lens lets you clearly capture the writing on the spine of a paperback 30 ft. away. Too much zoom can sometimes result in shaky pictures. To counteract that, Panasonic integrated an optical image stabilizer, technology commonly found only on camcorders. Stabilizer or no, it's still a challenge to shoot at great distances. That's why, for anyone interested in the FZ10, the best accessory would be a tripod...
...part of both the public and the police means that the vast majority of these murders go unsolved. When these deaths are covered by the media at all, it is with a sensationalism that is by turns prurient and repulsed. The Trans Day of Remembrance is an attempt to counteract the dehumanization of trans people, and the brutal devaluation of trans lives, through a collective display of mourning that marks these lives as valuable, significant, and terrible in their loss...
Ever mindful, UHS offers light boxes to students who are diagnosed with SAD. “I think it’s important for people to be aware of SAD, and how to counteract it,” says Patti Lewis, a UHS employee who has offered light boxes to three students, none of whom took her up on her offer. The goal of the program is to introduce students to light boxes by allowing them to borrow one for a week to determine if it makes them feel better. UHS also offers students information about how to buy their...
While taxes may be necessary to counteract the social costs of new housing—such as overcrowding and increased traffic—the current “zoning taxes” of Manhattan are too high, the report says...