Word: offsets
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...additional tutors which the non-Honors program will require is difficult to determine exactly. There are more tutors in the Department now than a year ago, but some increase would probably have been necessary even without the new program. Also, the conversion of "advisors" to tutors has partially offset any increase in staff. Getting salary funds from the University for the extra tutors was not a problem, according to Perkins...
...family's new kittens. She would get her wish, said Nixon with a grin, provided it would not cost him her mother's vote. With that, the crowd was well warmed up, and ready for the marrow of the speech. It is a well-conceived tactic, to offset the feeling that he is lacking in warmth. He gains from the violence of previous denunciations (such as the ugly shot of him, with the legend: "Would you buy a used car from this man?"), appearing more personable in person...
...course's 100-member limit was exceeded by 25 to offset any post-sectioning drop-outs...
...already adept at the begging bowl, he was careful not to join in the open attacks on the U.S. or to mention any other Western nation by name when deploring imperialism. To do so would destroy the chance of wangling a bit of Western aid to supplement and offset the swag he had picked up from the eager Communists...
...debentures, Webb & Knapp will have further control over Freedomland and an $18.5 million stake in it. The park will be run by officials appointed by the real estate firm. By taking over the midtown Manhattan hotels, Freedomland will have a year-round income, hopes to be able to offset hotel profits with playground losses...