Sentence examples for effect may be offset from inspiring English sources
The Bush campaign is counting on a gay marriage amendment on the ballot to attract socially conservative voters, but its effect may be offset by gambling and education measures that are expected to increase turnout in heavily Democratic Detroit.
But two-thirds of this effect may be offset by the greater release of nitrous oxide, a potent greenhouse gas, from the sea.Dr Galloway says the aim is to maximise the effectiveness of nitrogen in food production while minimising the effects on the environment and human health.
Second, the evidence indicates that the remittances income effect may be offset by the absenteeism effect from migrant relatives.
However, this effect may be offset by the reduction in neural activity in deprived cortex following the loss of its principal sensory input.
This effect may be offset by the observation that, in infants, respiratory syncytial virus infection is almost invariably symptomatic (8), which would have resulted in the collection of a nasal washing for antigen detection.
However, in the case of stomach cancer, this demographic effect may be offset by an opposite epidemiological effect if the recent decline in age-specific mortality rates were to continue in the future.
Thus, the protective effects of PCBs in ischemic brain injury appear to be independent of PCB effects on the vasculature and homeostatic regulation of blood glucose, suggesting that although PCB exposure may increase risk factors for stroke incidence, such effects may be offset by PCB-induced neuroprotection that decreases the extent of damage caused by ischemic stroke.
In effect, the perceived benefits from a reduction in preparation burden may be offset by the perceived costs from a reduction in sensitivity.
Also, even if higher salaries lure more qualified candidates into the profession, the overall effect on quality may be offset by mediocre teachers who choose to postpone retirement.Messrs Ballou and Podgursky also take aim at teacher training.
In the elderly, the increased prevalence of colorectal neoplasia and the protective effect of colonoscopy may be offset by advancing age and comorbidity.
The negative effect on spending may be offset somewhat if a government chooses to protect basic health services at the expense of other commitments.
