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The phrase "somewhat offset by" is correct and commonly used in written English
It means that something reduces or lessens the negative impact of something else. It can also mean that something is partially counteracted or balanced by something else. Example: The high cost of living in the city is somewhat offset by the higher salaries offered by companies in the area.
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The declines may be somewhat offset by delayed DVR viewing.
The losses in the technology sector were somewhat offset by gains in the semiconductor shares.
Average Scotland Substantial constituency seat losses to SNP, but somewhat offset by list seat gains.
This was somewhat offset by having an extra week in the period.
One caution: Time saved in the Roush Expedition is somewhat offset by time spent at the gas pump.
Oakland's uncertainty at cornerback is concerning but at least somewhat offset by the depth and versatility at safety.
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But worries over funeral expenses were being somewhat offset, experts said, by the fact that more Spaniards were getting death insurance, for fear of not being able to afford sudden and spiraling funeral costs, said Javier Fernández, a spokesman for Unespa, the national insurance association.
That trend, along with a rise in imports fostered by the currency, somewhat offset a continuing increase in exports, the central bank said.
The additional loops observed in the PfaE3 model, if real, would serve to somewhat offset the increase in sedimentation coefficient afforded by the additional mass.
Interestingly, the timing of these responses were somewhat offset.
One bright spot was a slight production increase by Ford in the current quarter, somewhat offsetting previous cutbacks.
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