One reason for the action would be to counter Iranian influence.

This step was aimed to counter the English influence growing in the region.

Similarly, he doubted that parents could counter the influence of their children's friends.

The talks are the first effort to form a united secular front to counter the growing influence of Islamic parties.

He was elected to counter the growing influence and violence of Germany's communists that should be a warning to us.

The Chamber's officials have long said that business needs to be more aggressive to counter the influence of trial lawyers over state courts.

They say they are trying to counter the growing influence of white evangelicals in national politics.

But his Government was not able to agree on a strategy to counter rising Islamic influence.

The group formed to counter the influence of the Coin Coalition.

He believed that the best way to counter foreign influence in Korea was to introduce democratic and human rights reforms internally.