Example Sentences

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Sepsis is “an incredibly robust reaction to fight infection” that becomes essentially counteractive, Azar said.

From MSNBC • Jun. 5, 2016

Even changes as radical as moving habitats from water to land can be mitigated by counteractive niche construction.

From Scientific American • May 22, 2013

Then Sir Douglas told of the counteractive efforts of his sales agencies in opening up new territory even in remote Belgian Congo; in introducing machines to 338,000 pupils in 12,000 European school classes.

From Time Magazine Archive

The Japanese hoped much from the Chon-do Kyo, a powerful movement encouraged by the authorities because they thought that it would be a valuable counteractive to Christianity.

From Korea's Fight for Freedom by Mckenzie, F. A. (Frederick Arthur)

To guard against getting the counteractive agent too strong for the inflamed eye, it should first be tried on an eye that has not been injured.

From Physiology and Hygiene for Secondary Schools by Walters, Francis M.