Word: offset
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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They partly offset the shortage with the use of paramedics, who are called "barefoot doctors" in rural areas and "Red Guard doctors" in the cities. They are peasants, housewives and factory workers who divide their time between their regular jobs and medical duties. Based in commune dispensaries or urban "lane clinics," the paramedics get little formal training; they learn by watching and listening to physicians...
Albert Lee Murray, a compact, youthful, 55-year-old brown-skinned man, is seated in an Atlanta restaurant, helping a white, country-fresh waitress spell Heineken. Operating on what he calls his "literary radar," not his desegregation fact finder, Murray senses that any embarrassment the girl feels is offset by her relief and gratitude. "What she is really worried about," says Murray, "is some stern-eyed maitre d' and some evil-assed cat back in the kitchen!" It is a pleasure to hear the voice of experience. As an Air Force major, Murray administered a $37 million military budget...
...imply that Rabbit returns to a passive acceptance of what's laid out for him. He comes to grips with his life. He accepts guilt for his own domestic mess, and (with his father) recognizes Nixon's guilt for his. And Rabbit makes a life-deciding move: fired when offset replaces linotype at his plant, Rabbit gives up linotyping altogether. He talks of moving to a farm with Janice and Nelson (a perfect setting for a vulnerable animal...
...IMPORTS of Volkswagens, Yamaha motorcycles, French wines, British woolens and many other goods will cost more. The effect of the currency shifts will be offset somewhat by removal of the import surcharge, and some importers may try to keep dollar prices down in an effort to hold markets. A trade specialist of the Union Bank of Switzerland, however, estimates that "even with the surcharge removed, Swiss watches will be 15% more expensive in America." Certainly not all U.S. consumers will switch to American-made products. Fanciers of Scotch whisky, for instance, are unlikely to opt for bourbon...
...offset rising costs, the Queen has dropped 70 people from her domestic staff, leaving only 46 to run Buckingham Palace. The job of winding and cleaning palace clocks has been contracted to a private firm. Even the royal gardens are now expected to pay their way; in a good year, sale of their flowers, mushrooms and vegetables returns a small profit...