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Word: offsets (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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Although Harvard scored early in the first period on a short run by quarterback Borkenhager and again in the last period when alternating quarterback Ted Marmor crossed the goal line, the team could not offset handicaps of inexperience and injury...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Brown Frosh Down Harvard With Strong Aerial Offense, 19-14 | 11/5/1956 | See Source »

...other hand," Stouffer said, "the Medical School is not represented at all, and if the medical students tend to be Republican, one bias might offset the other...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Stouffer Claims Poll Inadequate in Scope | 10/26/1956 | See Source »

...controls failed; the cutbacks on luxuries were offset by increases in essentials. The bank fell behind in supplying dollars. Exporters abroad, fearful of losing a fine long-range market, shrugged at their uncollected bills and continued to ship. Colombia's gold and foreign-exchange reserves began to fall...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: COLOMBIA: The Mess in . Bogota | 10/22/1956 | See Source »

...noted that while a good dictating machine required a capital investment of approximately $700, the initial expense would be offset in the long run by the smaller number of stenographers used...

Author: By George H. Watson, | Title: Secretarial Need May Necessitate More Dictaphones | 10/18/1956 | See Source »

TRUCK RATES are going up, possibly as much as 15%, to offset heavier taxes, increased costs. According to ICC figures, profits of 900 truck lines slipped 50% in 1956's first quarter...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Time Clock, Oct. 15, 1956 | 10/15/1956 | See Source »

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