Sentence examples for only offset from inspiring English sources

"It's only offset part of it," said Frank Mendizabal, a spokesman for Weyerhaeuser, the paper and building materials maker.

Robert MacNaughton, the Ramapo superintendent, said he had no control over those increases and could only offset them by slicing other parts of his budget -- specifically, programs and personnel -- or by resorting to higher property taxes.

What the Chancellor is slow to acknowledge is that the millions that will flow into Treasury coffers from Royal Mail shares will only offset the millions already committed on behalf of the taxpayer to get this asset off the books.

Revenue from sponsors, television and DVD rights, and merchandise not only offset the production costs, but also brought in some extra income, according to John Kennedy, one of the trustees of Band Aid Trust, the nonprofit charity that presented the concerts.

Four months of training with former world featherweight champion Barry McGuigan and his fitness coach son Shane have knocked 40lb off Flintoff's weight and given him chiselled cheekbones, only offset slightly by a crooked nose caused by taking punches while sparring.

The extra burst of Japanese QE may only offset a planned rise in the consumption tax, so the net effect on global demand could be zero.A further sign of the growing worries about deflation can be seen in the gold price.

In part, though, the higher estimates were only offsetting sharp cuts in forecasts after the terrorist attacks of last fall.

When x is multiplied by a constant, R (x) maintains the same value (only offsetting the numerator and denominator).

"It was a really good quarter," said Mark Warnsman, an analyst at Calyon Securities, "but its gains in Europe wouldn't have meant a lot if Europe was only offsetting bad news in North America.

As the graphs here and here show, however, this only offsets the benefit cut significantly if you live past 90, and even then doesn't make up for the chained CPI.

But this humour only offsets the extremity: a couple buried up to the necks and stoned; a woman lashed for singing but continuing to chant even while she takes the strokes.