counterwork
Example Sentences
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But then the text suggests to us the large Christian possessions and hope which counterwork this reluctance, in the measure in which we live lives of faith.
From Expositions of Holy Scripture: Romans Corinthians (To II Corinthians, Chap. V) by Maclaren, Alexander
At first he will be repeatedly putting more force on one hand than on another, and will have to rectify his course by counterwork with the neglected hand.
From Boating by Woodgate, W. B.
His case, he feared, was too sure to prove a sorrowful one, for he knew not how to counterwork their malevolence.
From Wise Saws and Modern Instances, Volume II (of 2) by Cooper, Thomas
When it was completed, this counterwork consisted of a solid stone wall, crowned with wooden towers, and defended in front by a palisade.
From Stories from Thucydides by Havell, H. L. (Herbert Lord)
If the Syracusans succeeded in completing and holding this counterwork, the blockade of Syracuse would be rendered impossible.
From Stories from Thucydides by Havell, H. L. (Herbert Lord)
