Sentence examples similar to possible write off from inspiring English sources

The phrase that came to mind when I first saw the indictment against Swartz was Alexander Pope's famous rhetorical question: "Who breaks a butterfly upon a wheel?" It would be possible to write off the Swartz prosecution (as some have done) as the action of a politically ambitious attorney general, but actually it fits a much more sinister pattern.

One was a change in the tax law that made it no longer possible to write off unsold inventory as a business expense.

In the 1990s, it was possible to write off this wistfulness as a natural reaction to the excesses of Mayor Giuliani.

Frias is expected to take his next turn, the Dodgers dusting off every possible cliché to write off Sunday's disaster.

In spite of recent talk of a possible write-off, Mr. O'Neill says success in Brazil is still assured, though it may be delayed.

Earlier this spring, Wall Street's worries about possible write-offs from bad credit card debt knocked 8.3percentt off the price of Target shares in two days.

There are specific worries about Deutsche – the cost of litigation and restructuring, and possible write-offs from bad loans to energy companies – but the deeper worry for all banks is simple.

Having formed the foundation to provide health care to one's working poor and middle income and impoverished neighbors, having listed their names and addresses and amounts, it would then be possible – but only then – to write off those contributions against positive income.

"Japan needs to take measures to stop the deflationary spiral and to write off nonperforming loans as soon as possible".

So there is a real motivation to write off as early and as much as possible.

But some analysts and accountants have questioned whether H.P. is overstating the effects of any accounting improprieties to write off as much of the acquisition as possible.