And for those costs they do incur, they can rely on tax credits to help offset out-of-pocket payments.
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European markets finished lower, with the Stoxx Europe 600 down 0.4%, as a disappointing Spanish treasury-bill auction offset better-than-expected consumer-confidence data in France.
Moroney believes Pfizer's drug pipeline--which includes drugs for asthma, smoking cessation, cancer and osteoporosis--should offset stiff competition from generic-drug makers in aging product lines.
Any savings consumers achieve by picking a lower cost plan should roll into a health savings account that they can use to offset out-of-pocket medical expenses.
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European markets lost ground, with the Stoxx Europe 600 finishing down 0.9% after running up 2.7% over the previous four sessions, as worries about Cyprus offset better-than-expected production data.
Mechanically, the most notable upgrade is the Civic's reinforced front-chassis section, designed to cope with the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's new 40-miles-per-hour narrow-offset front crash test (which is quite a wallop, by the way).
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Remember the basics: You first net losses and gains in each category--long-term losses on stocks and mutual funds held for more than one year are netted against long-term gains, and short-term losses are used to offset short-term gains.
But all that slowish progress in cutting debts to more bearable levels has been more than offset - McKinsey says - by a 28 percentage point rise in government indebtedness to 81% of GDP and an 11 percentage point rise in the indebtedness of financial institutions (the City) to 219% of GDP.
Hewlett-Packard this afternoon reported slightly better-than-expected results for its fiscal fourth quarter ended October 31, but the good news was offset by weaker-than-expected guidance for the fiscal first quarter ending in January and for all of FY 2012.
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In calculating the 100-basis-point value, Weed assumed that losses generated by the loss-harvesting portfolio would mostly offset short-term gains elsewhere.
ADIA's investment will offset expected write-downs on subprime-related investments in the fourth quarter.
Set in a creaking old town house, the 15 rooms possess the original 19th-Century bones to offset their Rose Bowl-sourced and individually furnished interiors, a cosy of velvet settees, fringed lamps and sepia-toned writing paper.
Behind the handsome, purposeful grille is Mercedes's evolved OM642 diesel V6 (72-degree bank, 48-degree crankpin offset, with center counterbalance shaft), connected to the GL's standard seven-speed automatic transmission.
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Some end-of-the-month buying interest was offset by better investor risk appetite in the market place drawing away some interest in the safe-haven precious metals.
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Those factors were partially offset by lower-than-expected warranty costs.
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Better-than-expected performance in the mobile and home appliance businesses helped offset a slight decline in overall year-over-year sales for the third quarter.
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As 2011 drew to a close and the sun was due to set on the payroll tax cut, Congress did what it does best, agreeing to a last-minute, ill-conceived two-month extension that was not offset with any increased revenue or spending cuts.
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Avnet said the weak profit forecast reflects the lower revenue in the technology solutions group, lower profits margins in the Western regions in electronics marketing due to a weaker sales environment, and a greater-than-expected mix shift in electronics market, with better sales in the lower-margin Asia region more offset by weaker sales in higher-margin Western regions.
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The better-than-expected results were due to significant top-line growth, partly offset by higher expenses.
Ripple's grateful for the boom -- in part because it helps the firm offset pro-bono work.
Short-term capital losses must first be used to offset short-term capital gains.
Following the summer's seasonal manufacturing shutdowns, higher light-duty diesel product sales were offset by lower sales of heavy-duty diesel filters and substrates.
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Some profit-taking from recent gains and position evening slightly offset fresh safe-haven demand.
This decline in revenues related to the F-22 program was partially offset by increased production volume of F-35s under the low rate initial production contracts.
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Ideally investors would realize losses within the year they occur to qualify for short-term loss treatment, which can be used to offset short-term gains.
If there are net short-term capital losses, they are then used as an offset against the net long-term capital gains.
Thus, in February lawmakers passed pay-as-you-go legislation, decreeing that new mandatory spending will be offset by spending cuts or tax hikes.
This will mean losing lower-skilled jobs, but that loss will eventually be offset by a gain in higher-paid jobs as British firms specialise further in higher-value and more innovative services.
One good way to offset these short-term problems would be to persuade investors that the long-term outlook has fundamentally changed with Mr Estrada's departure.
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His not-for-profit organization, Carbon Manna Unlimited, has developed a system of direct micro-payments to rural people who offset their carbon production through the use of high-efficiency stoves.
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