The Americans might well have been swept into the sea that night, if the Japanese had been able to mount a vigorous counterattack.

Those plans have been met with a vigorous counterattack by the supplement industry, which opposes any new regulations.

But the paper industry was mounting a vigorous counterattack yesterday after reports arose about the proposed terms of the order.

But since the insurance revisions were passed by the House, builders, real estate agents and beachfront property owners have mounted a vigorous counterattack.

As such the game is typified by aggressive play, where Black's best chances are often vigorous counterattacks.

After conceding considerable ground the Ottoman soldiers made a vigorous counterattack but were finally defeated.

The most vigorous counterattack on pluralists' methodological criticisms came from a group of 'neo-elitist' authors in the 1960s.

The Justice Department thus needs to mount a vigorous counterattack invoking the full force of antitrust laws.

And makers of offset presses have mounted a vigorous technological counterattack.

Grant's single-minded temperament would often lead to vigorous counterattacks when critics complained, as he was very protective and defensive of his subordinates.