The bosses fully expected the saving on space to be counteracted by a drop in productivity.

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The weak private-sector spending counteracted a big round of stimulus spending unleashed by the government, including tax cuts for businesses.

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Any "marginal" increase in earnings from a full-time job would be counteracted by work-related costs such as childcare and travel.

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On the back of higher input costs, particularly for potato and wheat products, were counteracted with aggressive pricing action, the company noted.

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But any instability caused by having all that topsoil stored 20 feet above the waterline is counteracted by the 198, 000 gallons of diesel fuel in the hold.

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Plummeting U.S. Zetia sales were partly counteracted by global growth.

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On the other hand, there have been high school athletes who have come out, and I get the feeling that the backlash an openly gay pro athlete would face from angry fans and players would be counteracted by a backlash against those angry fans and players.

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