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So, when the glider is going downhill, its lift arrow is tilted a little bit forward and counteracts its drag.
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That force counteracts the downward pull of gravity, allowing the toys to float on both sides of the liquid’s surface.
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As a result, if the right amount of the boat is submerged, the force of buoyancy is strong enough to counteract gravity pulling the boat down, and the boat floats.
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When there’s money on the line you have to counteract any favoritism which can require self-analysis.
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One way to counteract groupthink is to encourage voters to embrace the ambiguity of what “most valuable” means.
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If the cause is a local one, it must be removed; if a constitutional one, means must be taken to counteract it.
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The great object always was to counteract carefully any information conveyed to them during the time of their education.
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They endeavour to counteract all change in their position by means of movements partly voluntary and partly instinctive.
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Requesens sent Champagny to counteract these negotiations, which ended in nothing.
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The back should be arched and the legs bent up from the knees; this will counteract the tendency of the legs to sink.
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