they had counted
-avaient compté
Past perfect they conjugation of count.

count

Perhaps - as, after all, clouds do have silver linings - citizens will see at the beginning of next year that in fact they had counted for little in the introduction of the single currency.
Peut-être après tout, d'un mal sortant un bien, les citoyens s'apercevront-ils ainsi, au début de l'année prochaine, qu'en réalité ils n'ont guère compté dans la mise en place de la monnaie unique.
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