And it provides credits to offset part of parents' college tuition bills.

It was used to offset part of our £2 billion reduction in grant.

A reduction in benefits would automatically offset part of the large federal budget deficit arising from the Bush tax cuts.

Even so, improved efficiency has only offset part of the decline in sales as prices drop.

Mr. Murdoch would offset part or all of these costs by selling the building and equipment.

That profit will offset part of the loss sustained on the actual stocks.

Producing anything would not generate returns significant enough to offset any fixed cost and part of the variable cost.

The industry is already pushing for a reduction in excise taxes that could offset at least part of that loss.

Thus poor families that owe no tax would receive a cash payment to offset part of their day care expenses.

He said the town was looking to encourage other categories of development to offset part of the tax burden on residential taxpayers.