Word: offsetting
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Jayvee men also offset a sluggish beginning to sweep to a 4 to 2 victory over Newton on Monday. Constant changes in the makeup of the team makes the starting group fairly unpredictable...
...committee closed its report with a warning to the new Congress to keep an alert eye on WAA. It also recommended 1) removal of all priorities, except those to the Government itself, 2) more authority for WAA's administrator to offset directives from other agencies...
...country. Its basic idea is a pet Ford word, decentralization. Ferguson has built up a system of manufacturing 46 farm implements to go with its tractors through 105 subcontracting plants scattered throughout the country, close to their markets. Example: the Towner Manufacturing Co. of Santa Ana, Calif, makes offset disc harrows for orchards, because the biggest orchard market is almost in its back yard...
...Houses. Lumber production for September was three billion board feet, 14% less than in August. A decline in production of other much-needed housing materials-brick & tile, plumbing fixtures, gypsum board-was partially offset by an increase in production of hardwood flooring, cement, clay sewer pipe, cast-iron soil pipe, and asphalt roofing...
This week the Democrats got ready to follow up. A House committee will begin an investigation to see whether there has been any violation of the Federal Corrupt Practices Act (the law covering campaign expenditures). The inquiry might serve to offset the same congressional probing of P.A.C...