Sentence examples for offset the weaker from inspiring English sources

"Used car volumes and margins have been maintained at high levels, which have offset the weaker performance in new car profits during the nine month period".

At Citigroup and JPMorgan Chase, strong investment banking fees helped offset the weaker results of their domestic consumer banking units when they reported earnings last week.

The league wants to expand the season to 18 games and to retain a larger portion of the revenue now shared with the players to offset the weaker economy, rising payrolls and other risks.

"Trade did pick up in the week after Christmas, once the snow melted and no doubt aided in part by the impending VAT rise, but this was not enough to offset the weaker performance seen in the preceding four weeks," McEachran said.

James Henderson, William Hill's chief executive, said: "Whilst good operating cost discipline has partially offset the weaker than expected results and non-core market impacts, the board now expects full-year operating profit to be around the bottom of the analyst consensus range".

But robust sales in Asian markets, particularly in China, helped to offset the weaker performance from the group's European division.

Revenues rose to $1.5bn during the period, helped mainly by the strong performance of Monsters University, which Disney said "partially offset" the weak showing of The Lone Ranger.

(See "General Cable Fails To Dazzle, Then Unravels").. Throughout 2009, Goodyear undertook a series of cost-cutting measures to offset the weak economic environment, particularly in the automotive sector.

In our view, this growing international footprint of the F-35 not only helps Lockheed offset the weak defense spending environment at home, but also saves many millions for the U.S. government in its procurement of this jet since a larger international order book lowers the per unit price of the jet.

Strong output of its Model S and Model X vehicles helped to offset the weak Model 3 production.

But they're engaging and watchable hosts, whose charm offsets the weaker sketches, and who have enough strong alternatives (including the one where Fishwick amusingly misplaces his cup of coffee) to make this maiden set worth a visit.