11.   It tries to counter perceptions that most women are not as interested in technology as men.

12.   Officials at the school say they want to counter the perception that they are backing down.

13.   The idea is to counter the perception flying will be unsafe because of the millennium bug.

14.   The goal is to counter perceptions that Fila shoes are more likely to be glimpsed in GQ than Sports Illustrated.

15.   To counter that perception the armed forces have begun issuing awards to individual reservists for exceptional service.

16.   With his own TV ads, Foley is doing his best to counter the perception that he is out of touch.

17.   A former tax collector, Aznar strove to counter this perception by asserting that lower government spending can occur without cutting social security, public health care or education.

18.   On the key issue of unemployment, Chirac tried to counter perceptions that things are only getting worse.

19.   Several participants at the Trinity conference expressed concern about whether the U.S. government can counter perceptions abroad that it cares most about protecting Christians.

20.   Some brokers grumble that Olympic officials have done little to promote the games or counter perceptions that decent tickets and hotel rooms have become scarce.