The rise will offset a drop in the amount of direct state funding for research and teaching.

Both are necessary, he has often said, to offset Soviet gains in these areas.

And another shows a little boy whose parents are renting out his room to offset their losses in the market.

It offset nearly a third of a $377 million trading loss earlier in the year.

He said the cut would be more than offset by $14 billion in increases from other sources.

They are, however, offset in many cases where customers and consumers around the world want variety.

The reductions have helped the company offset a continued decline in sales.

Considering the fast growth rate of the sector, I think there is a need to offset its environmental impact in one form or another.

More than $1 million was used to offset cuts in programs for needy families.

But that was not enough to offset losses earlier in the year.