Word: counteraction
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...ever tried to shed a couple of pounds knows all too well, that's often harder than it sounds. Eat too little, and your body ratchets down its metabolism so that it doesn't need as much energy and you regain weight more easily. One way to counteract that is to boost your level of physical activity to increase the number of calories you burn...
Although the government established the Patriot Act to counteract terrorist activity, Murray said the expanded powers it grants governmental officials have been used to investigate far pettier crimes, violating the rights of suspected criminals...
...some special countries? The U.S. spends enormous amounts on its nuclear weapons while it seeks to have other countries destroy theirs. If the U.S. were the only country possessing nukes, the whole world would be ruled by this superpower. We should be appreciative that other countries are trying to counteract monopolization of nuclear arms by one country. Christ?bal Ravisto-Ru?z Bogot?...
...additional bureaucratic layer, which has worried many professors who fear the move may drastically reduce their time with, and access to, Kirby. These concerns are certainly valid, but the role of these new deans—to increase communication and enhance academic initiatives—will mostly likely counteract any potential reduction in access...
...planned public offering in 2005. He has also bulked up the company's international-freight operations with the acquisition of former state-owned firms in Denmark and the Netherlands. Some worry that DB is assembling a dominant position in Europe's freight market that will enable it to counteract the market opening. "Old monopolies don't want to lose market share," gripes Klaus-J. Meyer, who runs a Brussels-based association of private rail-freight operators. Mario Monti, the E.U.'s tough antitrust Commissioner, made it clear at a rail conference last year that he won't tolerate merely shifting...