"Any time we are unable or unwilling to offset any of these bills that are making their way through the House floor, any time we are unable to offset that means we are spending the surplus, we are breaking the budget agreement, " said House Budget Chairman John Kasich.
For most of the year, Dell has had a hard time finding ways to offset what has been an eroding PC business.
The government-appointed body's chairman Robert Chote also said that the creation of one million private sector jobs in that time would "more than offset" falling public sector employment.
Senior administration officials say they stand by those decisions but many conceded the announcements could have been handled with more political care -- offset at the time by steps that would be viewed more favorably by environmental groups.
Over time, inadequate demand will be offset by declining wages and other costs of employment.
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Around mid-January, Amplats announced plans to cut output to offset losses, which at the time rallied platinum since this would mean a tighter market.
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However, some of the sums will be utilised to offset the salaries lost when taking time away from their regular employment, as well as improving the system of match fees.
Some operators including Bharti recently increased their telephone-call charges for the first time in several years and cut down discounts to offset rising costs.
Tokyo Electric Power Company (Tepco) has raised electricity prices for the first time in more than 30 years in a bid to offset higher fuel costs.
For many gamers with limited resources, the additional cost is offset by the convenience of spreading the payments out over time.
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Therefore, at the time coupons are issued, there is no appropriate revenue against which to offset estimated coupon redemption costs.
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At the same time, Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides managed to largely offset the revenue drop, but hurt profitability given its own higher costs.
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If it is possible for central banks to identify the build-up of financial imbalances in good time, then they can restrain those imbalances, rather than just waiting to offset the economic consequences of their unwinding.
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Time Warner said revenue growth at its television channels such as TBS and HBO was offset by declines at the studio production and magazine businesses.
Increases in compensation may be offset by higher labor productivity or absorbed at least for a time by a narrowing of firms' profit margins rather than passed on to consumers in the form of higher prices.
And, the department said that any potential entry from a new mobile wireless telecommunications services provider would be unable to offset the transaction's anticompetitive effects because it would be difficult, time-consuming and expensive, requiring spectrum licenses and the construction of a network.
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Although the reduced risk of major vascular events in these trials was initially offset by an increased risk of major bleeding, both these effects diminished over time, leaving only the reduced risk of cancer from 3 years and onwards (an absolute reduction of 3 cases per 1000 patients per year, 12 per 1000 control versus 9 per 1000 in aspirin groups).
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Again, the idea is to try to offset the effects of a retrenching consumer and business sector and give the overall economy time to recover.
In an era of concern over climate change, Galaxy Suite has no plans so far to offset the pollution implications of sending a rocket to carry just six guests at a time into space.
Total output from Germany rose for the first time in eight months "though the increase was only very modest as an upturn in the service sector was offset by a faster decline in manufacturing production", the survey said.
Higher fuel prices were offset by cost control efforts, an increase in capacity and revenue yields that turned positive for the first time since late 2008, Arison commented.
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