Word: offseting
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...Soviet capacity is still only about one-fourth that of the U.S., but this is offset, "in terms of European power politics, by the fact that the U.S. requires tremendous amounts of shipping . . . to supply Europe, whereas the Soviet Union is there on the spot...
...Sabartés evidently thinks that every detail and every chit of paper involving the artist is of equal value; his Portrait is loaded with pointless details about Picasso's living arrangements, his day-to-day existence and his favorite cafés. But the dull stretches are offset by Picasso's remembered obiter dicta. Samples...
Sparkler. Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corp. brought out its Raleigh cigarettes in a shiny new aluminum foil package, now being tried out in Detroit. The pack, stronger and more moisture-proof than paper, was developed by Reynolds Metals Co. Raleigh hopes to offset the higher material cost by production savings in wrapping the single-sheet unit...
Geoff Tootell, number one Varsity shotputter, discarded family allegiance momentarily last Saturday in the Stadium when he won his event and picked up five important points against the team his father coaches. Plus 25 in the field events offset a minus 17 in the running events to give the Crimson a 74 to 66 win. The defeat was Rhode Island's first in 12 years of dual competition...
...committee held out little hope that annual economies might reduce the costs of operating the Houses. Electricity and heating costs have gone up in the past months with the increased price of coal, according to Fischelis, and there is doubt that any meter system would save enough to offset the cost of administering...