Offset Quotes

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I think I remember from the offset I said, `I`ve visited this territory. This isn`t for me.` And then I read the script and I said, `You know, this is completely something different. This is a whole new life.`

- Jared Leto

The combination of trying to offset both the pollution and devastating our natural resources - which are the kind of habits we should get over.

- Daryl Hannah

It is quite clear that the increase in productivity is not large enough to offset the full cost of the 35-hour week.

- John Martin

Our natural gas prices are going up and everything else is. How do I offset that?

- Spike Jones

What`s been disturbing to me, over the last few years (the price) has been high and consistently high, ... There hasn`t been a low to offset the high.

- Tony Clark

The evidence is fairly convincing that smaller schools are more effective. At the district level there are some modest benefits of having a larger organization, but those are more than offset by the deficits of larger schools.

- Paul Petersen

Obviously, we won`t be replicating that, but in our own buildings we should continue to do well. We expect another great year in Winnipeg. The loss of the team in Edmonton will hurt but adding the Toronto Marlies helps offset that. We have four new teams in all so we think we very well might hit (7 million) again.

- David Andrews

The success of the Allies in the west was in a measure offset by Teutonic victories in the east. When the invasion of Belgium began, Russia made immediate efforts to counteract by invasion of East Prussia.

- Kelly Miller

We`re past the peak and on the way down, but how far down we don`t know. However, the kiwi`s fall is helping and it will offset some of the decline in prices.

- Steve Edwards

(All these improvements cost money, however. White says GM was able to offset some of the added cost of upgrades in fuel economy and handling with efficiencies in purchasing and assembly. But that doesn`t cover the whole tab.) The trucks have more content, but we offset the cost with some savings elsewhere, ... It`s not thousands of dollars more.

- Gary White

The trucks have more content, but we offset the cost with some savings elsewhere. It`s not thousands of dollars more.

- Gary White

The data reflect that main concern that Mr. Greenspan has voiced in his recent comments, i.e., that with labor markets this tight, there is a real risk that compensation costs will accelerate faster than the ability of productivity gains to offset those costs, thus boosting unit labor costs and thereby generating price increases,

- David Orr

I didn`t see that there was enough there to offset the risk of growing tobacco,

- David Griffin

Anytime we can get some grant money to help offset the costs (Davenport) taxpayers would have to cover we are very appreciative, ... The department did a great job in going after the grant.

- Ryan Taylor

Quality is a little hard to figure out, but strong asset management incentive fees offset weaker restructuring fees resulting in in-line revenue.

- Chris Meyer

It might have been offset for us if the revenue from our own oil and natural gas that was just developing had been available to the Labor Government, but the oil revenues were just coming in when Labor fell in `79.

- Al Hershey

I think if you go beyond a year - if this continues into the system in the out years, I think there is a risk and that - that we could have a negative reaction in the bond market and that will offset the good that was attempted to be done.

- Alex Cruz

And so we have to be careful with looking at additional stimulus that we don`t provoke an increase in the bond rate and then offset a lot of the stimulus we`ve already got.

- Alex Cruz

The School Energy Crisis Relief Act authorizes the Secretary of Energy to issue energy assistance grants to help the poorest school districts across the Nation offset these unexpected and challenging costs.

- Alice Maria Gomes

With sound monetary policy, the increases in import prices are offset by lower inflation for domestically produced goods and services.

- Amanda Bird

If you are advocating a spending increase or a tax cut somewhere, you have got to find an offset to pay for it to maintain that balance.

- Andre Heard

At issue was the question whether, in the desperately divided society, there still remained the will to recognize the issues in time to offset the immense rally of public power to distort and pervert the facts.

- Andrew Lindsey

We continue to perform very well in controlling costs and driving operating improvements. Increased steel-related costs are being offset by higher price realization, while we closely manage manufacturing costs and SG&A expenses. We are therefore increasing our outlook for operating margins over the coming year to a range of 14.6 to 15.5 percent of sales from the previous outlook averaging 13.3 percent.

- Angie Watson

We had quite a game in New Haven. We played an up-tempo game. We caused Cross numerous turnovers (36 for the game) to offset the height advantage.

- Ann Merideth

It`s well intentioned, but we think it`s misguided. If the state has additional funds available that would be used to offset this tax credit, then it ought to be used to fulfill its constitutional mandate to fund schools adequately.

- Anthony Mosa

From what I understand of the domestic offset program, the government has decided they would like to have any investments in greenhouse gas reduction projects stay in Canada,

- Antoinette Deshoulieres

Over the past few years, changes in technologies and print buying practices, coupled with increasing competition, have dramatically affected the offset printing industry. While the printing division is being sold, it will be business as usual.

- Arthur Chang

Offset Software`s next generation graphics are simply stunning. And Offset`s content creation tools will enable Red 5 Studios to add real-time cinematic quality to our game world.

- Ashton Kinney

November`s unemployment rates were a bit of a mixed bag. We had some gains in retail jobs that were offset by some layoffs in manufacturing, but (the layoffs) were not dramatically reflected in the numbers.

- Barbara Jacobs