(1) The moment he detected any possible weaknesses in the statements of his envoys in Pakistan or elsewhere he was swift to countermand them.

(2) He has apparently called for support from all over the country to make a stand against the Americans, and the Premier is trying to countermand him.

(3) So a New York Times reporter ended up with her own direct line to the Pentagon, allowing her to countermand the orders of commanders in the field?

(4) That was the air force's recommendation and the President obviously saw no reason to countermand it.

(5) The president demanded that the EC observer and state Chief Electoral Officer countermand the elections to stop the declaration of results tomorrow.

(6) A servant is sent to try to countermand the order, but Lear enters with Cordelia in his arms.

(7) I forthwith mounted, and went off, lest I should receive a countermand

(8) Only a court intervention could countermand Bloomberg's order.

(9) When the division could still have attacked with some effect, the order was suddenly countermanded and its precious armour dispersed by the new local corps commander.

(10) Moreover, he countermanded the orders of Major General John E. Wool as to the disposal of some of his troops.

(11) When McAuliffe finally learned of the 333rd Artillery Group commander's order, he countermanded it immediately and sent word to the displacing units to return to their former positions.

(12) Then the second section turns to some specific issues - how payment obligations are discharged, whether payment instructions can be countermanded , the availability of funds to payees, and the completion of payment as between banks.

(13) The last time elections were held there, dozens of people were killed, requiring polls to be countermanded and new ones ordered.

(14) He ordered the police to open fire on the demonstrators but the party's frightened Politburo countermanded the order.

(15) This put the newspaper out of business until the order was countermanded .

(16) The ex-chief retained the loyalty of the rank-and-file, however, and the result was a successor who would find his own directives being countermanded by his predecessor.

(17) They are all issuing commands, countermanding each other.

(18) Schimmelfennig then countermanded his orders and sent the 82nd to face west and form a line-of-battle behind which the rest of the brigade would form.

(19) Before the tanks had set off, this order was countermanded once it was clear that they would not be able to reach Charleroi fast enough.

(20) More than once I have been offered cognac and said no, only to be countermanded by the stranger sitting next to me that actually, yes, the lady will have a glass of cognac.