Sentence examples for instrument to offset from inspiring English sources
"I hope we can keep it low but I suspect council tax will be a key instrument to offset some of the worse excesses of cuts, and I hope the public can understand that".
From a political economy point of view, this may call for the design and implementation of re-distributive instruments to offset the negative impacts caused by wind farms.
Sufism, a kind of catch-all term for heterogenous Islam that adapts to local traditions and forms the bedrock of the religion in South Asia, is now being wielded as an instrument by the state to offset anti-state elements.
The most glaring example involves derivatives, complex financial instruments that allow companies to offset many business risks.
Patients are compensated every quarter for completing the PRO instruments in an effort to offset costs associated the extra time required of patients.
Because of the lower relative cost of debt-like instruments compared to capital instruments, banks preferred to issue hybrid capital to offset the increase in risk-weighted assets during the expansion period, which deteriorated the quality of regulatory capital.
This is the instrument under Kyoto that allows wealthy countries to offset their emissions reductions obligations through investment in green projects in the developing world.
That is why auto executives talk a lot about "natural" hedging -- ways to offset the risks of an unfavorable exchange rate without resorting to exotic financial instruments.
How much goes to offset health consequences?
To offset the sweetness of the tomatoes.
