The tax cuts and other steps being taken here to generate economic growth could be largely offset by recession in the states.

However, this improvement was largely offset by a $59 million increase in income tax expense between the two periods.

Nonetheless, many of them believe the cost would be largely offset by the savings.

That was largely offset by a $231 million gain it made on the sale of its catering operations.

But the increases were largely offset by soft sales in other lines, he said.

During the period, private buying was largely offset by central bank selling.

But the increases in those areas and others would be largely offset by cutbacks elsewhere.

Those were largely offset by declines in energy and grocery prices.

However, this reduction has been largely offset by increases in national insurance contributions and value added tax.

The 139,000 full-time jobs lost were largely offset by the 130,000 gained in part-time employment.