Word: offsets
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...been roiling debt markets finally slopped over to equities in full force. The euphoria of the last hour of trading on Friday - when major markets turned positive and then ended the day only slightly down, with the Dow dropping a relatively modest 128 points, to 8,451.19 - hardly offset the terror of a rambunctious 700-point drop in the Dow at the opening bell. Events were so overwhelming that when the cost of a barrel of oil hit a 13-month low, the news barely registered. At 2 p.m., the VIX - a measure of expected stock-market volatility often taken...
...this effect, Exelon created a document that commits itself to “reduce, displace, offset, or otherwise neutralize [its] entire carbon footprint by 2020.” It is also meant to be a set of recommendations for future public policy legislation...
...members in the 2006 elections and another two in special elections earlier this year. That has boosted their power, and they've been instrumental in passing a series of balanced spending bills over the past two years, as well as a rule that requires that all new spending is offset by cuts...
...poll, Obama is ahead, 51% to 47%. Both men need Colorado in their columns on Nov. 4. By carrying the state's nine electoral votes, Obama could build a winning combination of states that doesn't rely on, say, Ohio, while McCain needs to hold on to Colorado to offset what was almost unimaginable a few weeks ago: potential losses in Virginia, Missouri and Florida...
...other half of the power, the car must be connected to an electrical outlet. To offset the carbon footprint this creates, Palmer installed six square-meter panels at his home in Switzerland, which contribute to the power grid...