Word: offset
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...well as Democrats -- refused to let him gut popular domestic programs to pay for his huge tax cuts. Instead, the Government decided to have it both ways: tax reduction as well as big boosts in defense spending and increasing middle- class entitlements (notably Social Security and farm supports), offset to a small degree by cuts in programs for the poor. The resulting deficit spending has spurred economic growth, but not sufficiently to cover...
Make purposeful use of capitals,underlining, positioning, and spacing. If youuse a typed resume, have it reproduced byphoto-offset. Beware of using too small type orreducing a typed resume, as you may also reduceyour readership. Use white or ecru paper withmatching envelopes and paper for your coverletters.B-3
...said yesterday that he and Reeves, who are both supported by the city's key liberal organizations, conceived of the debate as a way to offset what they saw as misleading information about 1-2-3 being spread in the campaign...
...enough, affordable housing faces another threat this fall in Proposition 1-2-3. This referendum, penned by Cambridge realtor Frederick N. Meyer, would allow tenants who have lived in rent-controlled apartments to buy them. The argument Meyer uses is that the loss of a rent-controlled apartment is offset by the gain of a new homeowner. The proposal's advocates paint the issue as one of "choice...
Kilbourne said that a large-scale campaign of negative publicity would be the most effective way to offset the harmful effects of alcohol advertising. She said that society's attitudes about smoking have shifted dramatically in recent years and expressed hope than a similar change could occur with alcohol...