But those gains have been offset by attrition.
On land, the huge patterns of habitat loss have been offset by gains in food production.
His athletic gifts have been offset by immaturity, erratic play and a suspect work ethic.
Regressive tax policies have increased market-driven inequalities that could have been offset through progressive taxation.
Achievements in macroeconomic policy have been offset by favouritism and corruption.
But this overproduction this year might have been offset recently by a decline in the production from Iraq.
The years are colour coded by grand final type and their labels have been offset, where necessary, to avoid overlap.
Gun homicide rates have actually fallen in recent years, but those gains have been offset by rising gun suicide rates.
So to the extent that spending cuts may have been offset by lower rates in the past, that's irrelevant now.
But such gains have been offset by the steady erosion of employment in labor's core industries, like autos and steel.
Much of the decline will have been offset by the growth of sex work advertised online, it reckons.
