Word: off-setting
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...palate quite as directly as, say, Mexican heat, but sneaking in somehow on the oil in the dish. You take a bite and another, and then suddenly the heat rolls in, causing a grab for the water glass. I liked Bombay Club's version, the heat off-set by the potatoes in the sauce and by an accompaniment of cool mint yogurt raita...
While juggling the task of organizing the 100th anniversary celebration of The Crimson, Decherd also managed to raise enough money to purchase an off-set printer for the newspaper...
...Peter Patrone, Heidi's longtime friend and "the best doctor under 40 in New York," Mike Efron fully developed his character without off-setting or being off-set by the swirl of other issues around him. In depicting Peter's decision to reveal his homosexuality to Heidi and in his response to the AIDS crisis--both dealt with in the midst of a play so laden with feminist concerns--Efron holds his own with captivating power. Efron's convincing combination of wit, cynicism and vulnerability made his character especially sympathetic to the audience. His final duet with Poreba...
...contrast, Christopher Scully's lighting design emphasizes the bizarre chain of events with abrupt changes in the focus and the amount of light. The realistic acting and surrealistic off-set each other and give the play the mystical quality of a fable...
...Schaaf has broken out of his slump, he should be able to defeat his Engineer opponent. and give the Crimson enough of a margin to off-set any golfer who takes the M.I.T. challenge lightly...