Word: offsets
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...problem is not so much a change in cost as a change in consumption," Kaufmann said. "If we have a warm February and March, then we may offset this winter's consumption. But nobody's predicting that to happen," he said...
...resulting in student perceptions of unlike treatment; (4) the makeshift housing of about 200 upperclassmen and women in rooms distant from their Houses; and (5) a lottery assignment system which is criticized for being neither sufficiently "open" and comprehensible, nor sufficiently "closed" (pre-assignment or no-choice) as to offset the currently lopsided orderings of choice by students...
...Wright has voted counter to the Democratic majority that he must now lead no less than 30% of the time, as against a mere 6% for Tip O'Neill. To offset these political liabilities, Wright has precious personal assets. He is a good listener, ever ready to help his colleagues. When he chooses to speak 'out, he displays a good command of rhetoric. Wright has defined his future role as that of a builder of bridges between differing Democratic factions. With a ready smile below his high-flying eyebrows, Wright has a personality that wins him friends among...
...This year they changed to a new type of seasonal adjustment that understated the figures in the spring. So the fall figures are overstated to offset the earlier mistake," Feldstein said...
...member of Lyndon Johnson's Council of Economic Advisers, suggests that the White House might urge keeping wage boosts to 6% a year and price hikes to 4% (wages would be allowed to go up more than prices because some of the pay increases would presumably be offset by higher labor productivity). However, these standards would be flexible and would take into allowance such things as unusually low profit margins or the need for catch-up wage increases...