The phrase 'serves to offset' is correct and usable in written English.
You can use this phrase to describe something which acts to balance out or counteract something else. For example, "The government's increase in taxes serves to offset the cost of additional public services."
In waters that are neither very acidic (pH much less than 7) nor very basic (pH much greater than 7 but less than 14), the carbon dioxide system serves as a buffer, because, within limits, a change in pH will cause a shift within the system that ultimately serves to offset the pH change.
This surcharge serves to offset discounted peacekeeping assessment rates for less developed countries.
This combination of transit modes serves to offset certain limitations of rapid transit such as limited stops and long walking distances between outside access points.
According to Mr. Fascetti, flywheel and front pulley weighting serve to offset some of the imbalance inherent in the engine, while special engine mounts dampen remaining shake.
These revelations are often cruel, but they serve to offset and balance the fastidious, uptight Schmidt's disdain for most people he meets.
And far from the capital deployment models of old, these new funds have operationally sound value creation playbooks for their portfolio companies, which serve to offset high multiples.
The idea is that the donations will serve to offset the carbon dioxide released into the air by the electricity used to power the computer.
Increasing volumetric injection rate may serve to offset narrow fracture widths, since fracture widths are obtained by increasing the injection rate.
WestLB's Langer warned that the success of the 5800 phone was only serving to offset a slump in sales for Nokia's high-end N-Series, which would lead to further price erosion.
These results suggest that experience and training may serve to offset age-related decrements in postural balance, and implications for the risk of balance-related injuries during firefighting operations are discussed.
In another study, Zabinski et al. found that co-prescription of ns-NSAIDs with gastroprotective agents was cost effective in high-risk patients, and the benefits accrued by using celecoxib in moderate-to-high risk patients served to offset the high costs of using celecoxib to treat low-risk patients [33].
