Word: offsets
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...ended up hitting to offset the pitching,” Brunnig said. “It works...
...pieces of clothing and earned $1500. Her tote bags and girls’ t-shirts are hot commodities, nearly selling out. The store is set up in a rented space that doubles as a concert hall at night. The proceeds from the store will go towards rent and to offset the costs of the fabric. Van Cleef said she hopes there will be money left over to pay for some of her living expenses. Emma Katz ’06, who is helping Van Cleef run the store, said that customers typically do not know what to think...
...playing at not getting a hard-on yet.” Production on all tracks is more polished than ever, finding Skinner continuing his traditional mix of the quirky and the melodious. Unmemorable tracks like the foot-dragging “Memento Mori” are offset with the likes of “When You Wasn’t Famous,” which rolls cleverly over a well-executed, lively marching beat. Mixed in with the voice-over jokes and mysterious, yet certainly lewd, British slang, the slower, sometimes sappy songs are at once a bit bland...
...Still, the bullish investment is offset by common developing-country woes. Infrastructure hasn't kept pace with growth; electricity, telecommunications and port fees are relatively costly. Last summer, a drought in the north reduced hydroelectric generation and the government was forced to implement rolling power outages. Vietnam still hasn't developed support industries to supply parts and services to factories, forcing them to import parts and expertise. Meanwhile, restrictive labor laws make it virtually impossible to fire unproductive workers, and managers in foreign-owned factories complain about pervasive government corruption and interference. In January, Hanoi abruptly decreed that the minimum...
...Administration to make some crucial changes in the Patriot Act before he voted to reauthorize it. The son of former White House chief of staff John H. Sununu, he has become a well-respected fiscal conservative, last fall calling for cuts in nearly every part of the budget to offset spending for Hurricane Katrina...