Example sentences of "[det] than offset [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although yields might be increased in certain high-latitude regions , notably Canada and Russia , this would be more than offset by decreases in the tropics . |
| 2 | This was attributable mainly to an increase in the number of branches , from 158 in 1953–54 to 189 in 1957–58 ; losses in Bedfordshire ( 15 branches down to 11 ) and the Fenland ( 23 down to 15 ) , both of which had been without a tutor-organiser for much of the period , were more than offset by gains everywhere else , notably in Essex ( 27 branches up to 40 ) and Suffolk ( 14 up to 32 ) . |
| 3 | The analysis of the preceding paragraphs suggests that there is no theoretical justification for condemning monopoly and/or merger outright , since the ill effects of output restriction could be more than offset by reductions in costs . |
| 4 | ‘ But this is more than offset by growth in sales of products like fish oil and evening primrose oil , where sales increases are of the order of 20% . ’ |
| 5 | The DES ( 1983 , 1984a , 1986b ) have used the most recent year for which data are available , arguing that although there were government-induced reductions in the entry of UK students to universities in the early 1980s these were more than offset by increases in the public sector . |
| 6 | Bekaert concluded that the potential gains in unit costs would be more than offset by losses in terms of lack of focus on customer service needs . |