Sentence examples for soft to offset from inspiring English sources

Profit margins will be squeezed in many industries as the cost of raw materials escalates, but demand is too soft to offset these costs with rising prices.

A Prudential Securities analyst, John Tumazos, expects the company to announce cost reductions to offset soft demand, lower-than-anticipated selling prices and $100 million in pension expenses.

This very simple braise combines the dark, fruity tones of oloroso sherry with star anise, fiery ginger and those gloriously sharp citrus juices to offset the soft, rich duck meat.

To offset the softer demand, the company offered heavy discounts and sold many Tauruses to rental companies.

The company said then it had raised prices on its products to offset economic weakness and a soft housing market.

Green mango paneer was tangy and spicy, with warm flatbread to scoop up the soft curds; chili pork dumplings had a crunchy topping to offset any slight sogginess.

They say this would counteract Chinese firms – subsidised by artificially cheap "soft loans" from Beijing – flooding Europe with cheap steel to offset waning domestic demand.

Chapman said the government is able to offset any fear of retribution by taking a soft approach to disciplining nonvoters.

Many hotel owners said they had been hoping for a strong fourth quarter to offset a decline in business because of a soft economy, a drop in business travel budgets and a strong dollar.

That will be enough to offset the subfreezing air temperature and keep the field soft.

Exports were high enough to offset falling domestic consumption, which is expected to remain soft through the end of 2001.