Word: offsets
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...percent of current domestic consumption, and their contribution continues to increase. A tax on gasoline could promote a switch to more energy efficient vehicles. Politicians, however, show little inclination to take such a step even if the tax were implemented in a revenue neutral form. It could be offset, for example, by a reduction in taxes on income and/or capital. We could institute a purchase tax on gas-guzzlers offset by a subsidy for fuel-efficient vehicles. Again, political will is lacking. Will it take another oil crisis to prompt action? The solution is not to drill in Alaska?...
...loses $700,000, he will be able to write off $70,000 but will be liable for only $10,000. The study revealed that such losses on limited partnerships (about half of them in the real estate and oil industries, both areas that receive generous tax breaks) exceeded or offset the entire incomes of the 1,900 high earners who paid no taxes...
...plays, family members reverse roles or take on each other's characteristics because the nature of the interaction between them matters more than who plays which part. They are trapped in patterns so central to their lives that any liberation or enlightenment in one member is immediately offset by the regression of another...
...this dance’s vibrancy. In one scene, a dancer suggestively contorted her body and mimicked a convincing “Harlem butt shake” more appropriate for a club scene; in another, the move was offset by the less-edgy conclusion that featured the three dancers cutely gathering together as if they were participating in a child’s play...
Universities should offset these changes, which could encourage professors to offload responsibilities onto TFs, by encouraging professors to be more involved in courses. The burden of running an entire course should not fall on the shoulders of someone who is pursuing a degree and only teaching on the side. Professors are paid to lead and teach courses and should be expected to act accordingly...