Word: offsetting
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 2000-2000
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...gamble has been a losing one. Munich-based distribution company Intertainment took an undisclosed hit on the $70 million sci-fi flop Battlefield Earth, which it co-produced with U.S.-based Franchise Pictures. Although preselling the television rights across Europe helped offset some of the loss, that belly-flop may come back to haunt the company if stations think twice about buying in the future. Intertainment is betting on a $500 million, 10-film deal with Hollywood producers Anne and Arnold Kopelson, who were responsible for Outbreak and The Fugitive, to keep its credibility alive...
...seater isn't as practical as the Prius. Measured against the 17 million cars and trucks sold yearly in the U.S., it is a modest beginning. A major obstacle: the price trade-off for being green. Savings at the pump--magnified by this year's gasoline-price jumps--are offset by the $20,000 cost of either car. That's several thousand dollars more than similar-size conventional models. If proposed federal tax incentives--pushed by an unusual alliance of automakers and environmentalists--ultimately pass, "there could be a hybrid in every garage," says Roland Hwang, a transportation expert with...
...Jeffrey Jenkins, a highly respected researcher sponsored by the British Government, even proposed a theory showing the opposite effect: planting trees in northern latitudes on previously bare land will darken the Earth's surface. Darker areas absorb more sunlight which will increase the Earth's temperatures. This might completely offset and even reverse the positive effects of trees decreasing the amount of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere...
...wrong and my house burns, I pay. Likewise, I'm responsible for getting the square footage right and valuing special things like the marble counter we put in. I raised my coverage by $71,000 to be safe. The good news is that I was able to offset the added premiums by raising deductibles. Do I really need this extra insurance? Do I want to sleep at night...
KEVYN AUCOIN, celebrity makeup artist: "When Divine gets a black eye in John Waters' Female Trouble, she puts purple and black on the other eye to match. In the spirit of Divine, I think Bush should offset his bandage by double-piercing the opposite ear and wearing bright and spangly earrings. It worked in the '80s for new-wave bands...