Word: offsets
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...sandy bottoms, with reluctant trips up for air about every 4 min. Young manatees love to play with each other or people, embracing with their flippers and kissing full on the muzzle. A mother will usually bear just one calf every three to five years, not enough to offset the current attrition rate...
...have wiped out these advantages, leaving the diplomats with little more than the special prestige of being an elite corps. The House of Representatives is currently considering a new Foreign Service Act, which includes increased allowances and provides for hazardous-duty pay. Even if approved, these changes will not offset the rising costs that diplomats have experienced in the past five years...
Eventually, of course, passengers will pay for most of the increased energy costs. Last week the Civil Aeronautics Board gave the airlines permission to increase domestic fares by 2.5% to help offset rising fuel prices and other costs. Air fares have now risen 28.5% in the past year...
...addition, Anderson has supported the Equal Rights amendment, SALT II, federal aid to the poor to offset rising energy costs, and federal aid for abortion. He has been a long-time supporter of civil rights; he has opposed development of the MX missile, the B-1 bomber, and a constitutional amendment to balance the federal budget...
...record, Rep. Phillip Crane (R-Ill.) stands slightly to the right of fellow Republican presidential candidate Ronald Reagan. The only difference between the two--on the issues, at least--is Crane's opposition to federal aid for the poor and elderly to offset rising energy costs...