Word: counteractions
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...conclusion that something was terribly wrong with his chosen instrument, the Congress Party, and that many of his aides, through self-seeking, corruption, scandals, jobbery and squabbling, had turned it into a flabby, directionless movement that is unable to win the support of the young or to counteract the wave of cynicism spreading throughout India...
...General Education Committee will consider counting independent study projects outside a student's field of concentration toward fulfilling distribution requirements and that the various departments might credit course reduction projects within the student's field toward concentration. This system is certainly worth a try, for it offers to counteract any tendency that course reduction might be squeezed out. The program, otherwise, may cease to offer an attractive option for the capable student who feels he is too pressed by examination and course requirements to work independently. Course reduction has proved a noble experiment, and the faculty should take every opportunity...
This rhythm helps to counteract the destructive forces of perspective...
Both Ike's economic and political advisers decided that the Administration had to counteract the bad news. Stacked up in the custody of Ike's public-works assistant, Major General (ret.) John S. Bragdon, were detailed plans for several billion dollars worth of public-works projects, ready for sending to Congress on short notice. But the Administration saw no reason to abandon its long-standing basic position: I) eased credit, stepped-up defense spending and underlying economic strengths will get things perking up by midyear, and 2) drastic, too-much-too-soon recovery programs might fuel...
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Macmillan's proposal for a solemn pact of nonaggression with Russia startled Europe today and won some quiet approval, notably in West Germany and Italy. There was a general impression that approving reaction in Europe and among some NATO leaders would counteract unfavorable impressions quickly voiced in the United States...