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We continued to see solid double-digit sales growth from the vast majority of our businesses in the third quarter, ... This has enabled us to offset the decline in business units affected by Asia.

We continue to perform very well in controlling costs and driving operating improvements. Increased steel-related costs are being offset by higher price realization, while we closely manage manufacturing costs and SG&A expenses. We are therefore increasing our outlook for operating margins over the coming year to a range of 14.6 to 15.5 percent of sales from the previous outlook averaging 13.3 percent.

While we were able to continue generating revenue growth, this was offset by ongoing weakness in the Electronics business and lower automotive build rates. Additionally, earnings were impacted by a strengthening in the U.S. dollar, employee benefit expenses, rising raw material costs and the impact of the cash repatriation from Europe.

We do think you're going to see a drop off in consumer spending in coming months. Part of the reason is workers are experiencing pain in their take-home pay. You're still seeing other areas of the economy kicking in. These will offset some of the negatives from lower consumer spending.

We encourage the U.S. to move forward in implementing the cases with final decisions pending by close of business today (Wednesday). The proper use of the safeguard is necessary to offset China's unfair trade practices that have caused substantial job loss in the U.S. textile sector.

We estimate the near-term loss in terms of output, employment and income in the affected area coupled with the surge in energy costs that impacts everyone will offset any future rebuilding by a factor of two to one.

That was a significant event there, because prior to two years ago, Pennsylvania was one of 13 other states that had no funds available for these programs. Through the HSSAP, we're able to apply to the state to help offset what the federal government can't give us.

The fact that long-term rates didn't rise in some sense offset some of the impacts of the higher costs of energy. They fought to a draw, and as a result the markets weren't affected by either interest rates or energy.

What we decided was in response to a shortage caused by Hurricane Katrina, in a situation where there was lack of spare capacity, which is much more difficult to offset without the reserve release. The prices are a signal, but not the basis for us to decide. We are convinced that they have hurt the economy since last year.

We tried to apply pressure, but they offset it. They handled the pressure well.

This will provide some offset to the drag caused by the hurricane's direct damage and flooding, which, along with the massive amounts of money being deployed in the affected area, suggest that the ultimate impact of Katrina on GDP might prove more fleeting than first thought.

Today's consumers are well informed about their food choices and the demand for organic products is on the rise. By providing incentives that offset some of the costs of becoming certified organic, we are helping more producers fill a market niche and use less fuel and fewer chemicals.

The ratings reflect the company's strong competitive position and strong operating performance. These positive factors are offset by the lack of available market instruments to allow full asset-liability management.

Voluntary programs that are aimed at reducing emissions...are offset by the growth because there are no requirements overall.

There is a wage premium in the Bay Area. The critical question, however, is whether that premium is sufficient to offset the higher cost of living here.

This stabilization in overall coverage rate can be explained by increases in government coverage that offset the decline in employer-based coverage.

This study clearly showed that when the climate was warming but still pretty cold, the ice sheet grew due to increased precipitation that fell as snow, and more than made up for any melting. But at some point the warming became more pronounced, did not offset any increases in snow, and the ice sheet disappeared fairly rapidly.

Traders are essentially writing off this winter season and are now focusing on the summer, which will need the additional storage to offset an active hurricane season.

The question is, can we offset the increase that will be necessary to install these new technologies by cost reductions through mining smarter. I don't know.

When you're not very good at something like free throws you need some things to go your way to offset that. For such a poor job of shooting free throws we needed something to happen.

We're encouraged by the fact that although Italy and Germany are worse than expectations, that impact is more than offset by the U.S. and the emerging markets.

We promised a strong bottom-line performance this year, and we are going to deliver, ... We have offset some tightening in the revenue environment with tough cost discipline, and that will not be a one-time event.

The outlook remains unchanged, but the business has to pedal faster on subscriber growth to offset falling average revenue per user in order to meet expectations.

The outlook revision reflects the strengthening of the financial profile as pricing initiatives in the performance chemicals business and continued focus on cost reduction allowed OMNOVA to offset higher raw-material costs.

We did well in both our European and Asia/Pacific regions during the quarter, but some of this growth was offset by changes in foreign currency exchange rates. If we were still seeing the same rates we had last year, we would have seen an additional $1.7 million in sales and $0.2 million in net income.

We are reducing our March quarter revenue estimate due to growing evidence that PC unit growth did not likely come up to our expectations. PC growth was very sluggish from November through February, and while it reaccelerated in March, it does not appear to have occurred fast enough to offset the weakness earlier in the quarter.

We definitely have to figure that once tax filing season is done and tax refunds are cashed, we do expect consumer spending will slow down in the second half of this year, ... I don't see any way to fudge that (higher financing costs). You're not getting the employment gains or wage and income gains to offset that.

The data reflect that main concern that Mr. Greenspan has voiced in his recent comments, i.e., that with labor markets this tight, there is a real risk that compensation costs will accelerate faster than the ability of productivity gains to offset those costs, thus boosting unit labor costs and thereby generating price increases,

The dedication and hard work of our employees to improve the efficiency of this operation was unable to offset the harsh reality of a nearly 60-year-old facility using old technology to compete in a mature business in an increasingly competitive global market.

The cooling U.S. housing sector should apply a dampener to consumer spending ... but some of this could be offset by still-decent job growth.

The cooling U.S. housing sector should apply a dampener to consumer spending as 2005-2006 unfolds, but some of this could be offset by still-decent job growth.

The cooling US housing sector should apply a dampener to consumer spending as 2005-2006 unfolds, but some of this could be offset by still-decent job growth.

The cooling U.S. housing sector should apply a dampener to consumer spending... but some of this could be offset by still-decent job growth.

While subscriber growth remains strong, especially in developing regions, the revenue opportunity for the infrastructure vendors appears to be more muted as the market moves from coverage driven investments to more incremental capacity spending. We forecast that increases in WCDMA revenues will more than slightly offset declines in GSM-based infrastructure. The CDMA market has matured such that it is prone to the ups and downs of upgrade cycles, but should see modest growth through the scope of our forecast.

We picked up our tempo and I think our defense is what turned it around. We went with a smaller quicker team after having a bigger lineup. Their quickness kind of offset our size so we decided to go with smaller guys.

This report leaves the door open for a rate cut. There's still uncertainty out there, and as a way to sort of offset the uncertainty, the Fed will do more than it may need to do.

This represents by far the largest private investment in a stadium in this country. And unlike all of the other recent stadium deals, there are no public dollars being spent, except for the money on the infrastructure, which is being offset by the taxes on the construction.

We saw moderation in the indices on prices paid, employment, and six-month business conditions outlook. That offset the impact of the headline number.

We're seeing how public programs are helping offset what is happening on the employer-based side.

What they have proposed will not offset Katrina. It will offset their tax cuts,

We feel that the downside in IT demand is roughly offset by the benefits of the actions we have taken.

We're hoping to be able to offset the price of fuel ... by having more passengers ride ... instead of having to raise fares,

We believe that the patient -- the health of Texas -- is in critical condition ... and that immediate intervention is required to stabilize the patient and offset impending worsening of the patient's condition.

Through 2005, the rise in lapses was offset by strong growth in new business premiums. It appears that some of the gains in new business premiums were offset by a tandem rise in lapse rates. The life industry collectively needs to manage the lapse rate downwards.

Until Canada ends its unfair practices, the U.S. lumber industry will never stop insisting that action be taken under U.S. trade laws to fully offset the subsidies and dumping.

Early indications of consumer demand for the holiday season are not strong at this point, and although we have pockets of opportunity -- driven mostly by our specific product programs -- they may not be enough to offset weak end-user demand for this quarter.

Due to wet weather conditions, our wood costs were much higher than expected. However, these costs were partially offset by lower purchase prices for other raw materials and the continued success of our cost-reduction program.

Eliminating state income taxes on working families with poverty-level incomes gives a boost in take-home pay that helps offset higher child care and transportation costs that families incur as they strive to become economically self-sufficient. In other words, relieving state income taxes on poor families can make a meaningful contribution toward making work pay.

At this point, everything is on the table, ... All possible offset options remain open, including reconsidering highway projects sought by members in the transportation bill.

Corporate profits are likely to rise at double-digit rates in the second half of the year. And that will be hopefully enough to offset some of the negative psychology in the stock market -- assuming it doesn't get worse.

We are applying to the state for grants that will help offset the cost of those folks who can't afford it.

What my thoughts come back to about this football team right now, this is a program that has found a level of excellence. We'll get back to work and see how it comes together. We have great players coming on to offset the guys that are leaving.

What's been disturbing to me, over the last few years (the price) has been high and consistently high, ... There hasn't been a low to offset the high.

Even though it's a bad time, it's a good time - if you have a taxable account, you clearly want to harvest some of the gains, and offset it with some sales of losses,

Even though cattle prices were up, they did not offset the costs.

Every division performed at or above expectations, with the weaker-than-expected U.S. volumes more than offset by strong margins. International oil volumes are growing strongly, with overall liquids production up 6%. We see a 1.7% growth in volumes in 2006.

Everybody we have played has run a five-man front on us because we use two tight ends and like to run the ball. That enables the defense to balance up better with our offense. Occasionally, we will try to go with an unbalanced line to offset that.

Everybody knows that Honeywell has exposure to the air transport industry, ... I think to some extent that gets mischaracterized because it is offset by defense and space, but the adjust to air traffic (after the attacks) is real.

Everybody knows that Honeywell has exposure to the air transport industry. I think to some extent that gets mischaracterized because it is offset by defense and space, but the adjust to air traffic (after the attacks) is real.

The worry with Intel is many investors are expecting higher corporate spending to offset potential weakness in consumer spending for GDP growth this year.

While the housing sector is slowing, almost all of its weakness will be offset by the improving factory sector, ... More interest rate hikes will be necessary to slow the economy sufficiently to alleviate the Fed's fears of building inflationary pressures.

While the PPI number is positive, one number cannot offset four months of strong numbers. If we get more weak numbers ... we could push the idea of a Fed tightening away, but this one number won't do it. I think that the idea that the Fed is going to move is still very much on the table.

While the (producer-price) number is positive, one number cannot offset four months of strong numbers. If we get more weak numbers, we could push the idea of a Fed tightening away, but this one number won't do it. I think that the idea that the Fed is going to move is still very much on the table.

The super-sized issue from AT&T reminds us of how . . . investor demand for long-term investment-grade corporate bonds is very strong. Corporate America has more than offset (the) reduction in federal borrowing . . . brought on by the emergence of the federal budget surplus.

The software market remains highly competitive and our fourth quarter results were mixed by geography. We saw double-digit growth in the Americas, where we believe we gained market share in both the fourth quarter and full year. This was partially offset by weaker results in Europe.

The taxi industry locally is subject to rate regulation, which means there is always a gap between the appearance or timing of spikes and the ability to adjust rates and offset the costs. My company has really been affected by this for the last two years in a bad way. We can't really adjust prices to the level that allows us to adjust to the increases in the price of fuel.

We must also redouble our efforts to reduce unnecessary spending elsewhere in the budget to help offset recovery costs and keep us on track of meeting the president's gal of cutting the deficit in half by 2009,

With sound monetary policy, the increases in import prices are offset by lower inflation for domestically produced goods and services.

These actions will ensure that Williams retains adequate liquidity and appropriate debt and equity levels to support an investment-grade credit rating -- no matter the amount of our ultimate Williams Communications exposure, ... We also commit that the steps we are taking will offset any reduction in stockholders' equity created by losses resulting from recognizing these obligations.

The right use of color along with personalized messages has been proven to boost response rates by as much as 500 percent. Digital printing technology produces quality comparable to offset printing and allows for personalized, relevant information. Research shows that these elements combined can produce much higher efficiencies and returns.

With higher auto prices helping to offset the usual price discounting seen in other categories like clothing in December, the annual rate of core inflation is expected to move up to 1.7 per cent during the month.

We're past the peak and on the way down, but how far down we don't know. However, the kiwi's fall is helping and it will offset some of the decline in prices.

This situation suggests that international investors will eventually adjust their accumulation of dollar assets or, alternatively, seek higher dollar returns to offset concentration risk, elevating the cost of financing of the U.S. current account deficit and rendering it increasingly less tenable,

The recent narrowing in Japan's trade surplus has come as improving domestic demand has pushed up the nation's import bills and thereby offset some of steady export gains.

Up until recently, oil price hikes have offset disinflation. This time around, we're in a situation where inflation is starting to peek its head above the parapet, and policy makers will see it more as an inflation threat. That's problematic -- if they have to start reacting to higher inflation pressures by raising rates, that does slow the economy down.

Even though the rising pattern in borrowing costs is a form of restraint, it is being offset by a surge in equity wealth as the stock market records consistent gains.

We had quite a game in New Haven. We played an up-tempo game. We caused Cross numerous turnovers (36 for the game) to offset the height advantage.

We are still awaiting the resumption of financial assistance from Fifa. We are confident the money will be coming soon so we can offset some of the debts we have incurred on the boys and girls teams and also arrange for better training facilities for the boys before their next match.

We are very pleased with our earnings performance for the first half of the year, since we have been able to more than offset a 16 percent drop in aluminum prices on the (London Metals Exchange) since the beginning of 1998, ... We look forward to the addition of Alumax in the next quarter and have been hard at work with Alumax employees to make the acquisition very beneficial to Alcoa customers and shareholders.

The thing I've been hearing a lot of municipal officials say is that it's been good to save money on road salt and the manpower that goes with that. But that may be offset somewhat by the price of gas.

The things you put on your skin to soften it and make you beautiful can also be very strong attractants, ... Many of the ingredients in cosmetics will attract mosquitoes. And while a repellent may offset that, most times the cosmetics and creams last longer than the repellents.

Prices are well above fundamental levels. Global demand for copper fell last year by 1pc. Although Chinese demand was up 22pc, this was offset by a fall in the rest of world as consumers switched to substitutes.

Offset and Skillfeed are examples of products launched in 2013 that have expanded our opportunity with both large enterprises and across new content types.

Offset is helping to expand our relationship with large enterprises and serve a broader set of imaging.

While hedging and surcharges will partially offset this, we still face a 600 million dollar shortfall compared with last year,

While I applaud the sentiment, I think it's not likely to be practically realistic to plan to try to offset in other places of the budget the large emergency relief that's needed in this case,

The good news was good enough to more than offset the worries about wages and Federal Reserve policy. There is an emotional component to the market today. Some speculative spirits are starting to stir.

The governor feels just as strongly now as she did when this issue came up last year. The federal government needs to properly fund Amtrak. Raising the fees is simply an effort to offset federal cuts, which is not fair to the states.

Demonstrating the benefit of our diversified business model, most of our consumer business showed strong growth this quarter and helped to offset the decline at Home Mortgage.

Despite significantly higher energy prices which offset more favorable metal prices, we achieved solid cost savings results from the restructuring undertaken over the last two years...,

Despite the fact that energy prices are creeping up and housing continues to crumble, surveys suggest job gains are providing an offset for confidence. The potential is there for consumer spending to remain resilient.

Oil & Gas was the only sub-component to decline last month. Rising 'geopolitical risk premiums' for light crude oil - linked to recent unrest in Nigeria and international tensions over Iran's decision to resume nuclear research - were more than offset by sharply lower natural gas and propane prices - the result of exceptionally warm winter weather in key U.S. heating oil markets. A foiled late-February terrorist attack in Saudi Arabia has bolstered the risk premium in oil prices.

So there's nothing to offset the economic news and stocks are muddling along. Until we get some surety about the economy or corporate earnings, we'll continue to have this drifting, dismal kind of day.

Some economists believe that the Greeks' work ethic and thrift can pull them through. But the classical virtues can do nothing to offset the dearth of innovation that plagues the economy.

November's unemployment rates were a bit of a mixed bag. We had some gains in retail jobs that were offset by some layoffs in manufacturing, but (the layoffs) were not dramatically reflected in the numbers.

Companies may be paying more for raw materials and energy, but that is at least partially being offset by lower unit labor costs. That, I think, is likely to keep inflation contained.

Declining population may have a potential negative impact on the economy from the labor side. But the contribution of labor is not very big in terms of the potential growth rate of Japan's economy. If companies expand capacity and capital, that may help offset the negatives of labor reduction.

As long as the productivity numbers are very good, the higher wage gains can be offset by higher productivity gains,

That's why confidence is important. If it remains healthy, gains in sales will be high enough to offset the negatives coming from job cuts. It's a tug-of-war; right now, job cuts are winning.

A lot of people will view it as being high costs this period, but you'll get the increase in revenue to offset it.