Mr Bell said that reflecting these strong male images, girls can be less confident than boys in class - and he said some schools were experimenting with single-sex classes to offset this.

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But lower demand will be offset by a scheme to phase out single-hull ships on environmental and safety grounds in European and North Atlantic waters.

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While there isn't a single formula for assembling a salad in the French style, the best ones offset crisp lettuce with savory, succulent bites of meat, cheese and seasonal vegetables.

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The wiki goes on to show examples of how it works when you invest a single sum, covers topics such as using a loss from one tax lot to offset the capital gains from another, donating low basis shares to a charity, and how the stepped-up cost basis works at death.

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Best Buy said the TV softness was partially offset by a low double-digit comp stores increase in mobile phones, and a mid-single digit increase in mobile computing, as tablet computer sales were strong.

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