(n.) In general, that which is set off, from, before, or against, something
(n.) A short prostrate shoot, which takes root and produces a tuft of leaves, etc. See Illust. of Houseleek.
(n.) A sum, account, or value set off against another sum or account, as an equivalent; hence, anything which is given in exchange or retaliation; a set-off.
(n.) A spur from a range of hills or mountains.
(n.) A horizontal ledge on the face of a wall, formed by a diminution of its thickness, or by the weathering or upper surface of a part built out from it; -- called also set-off.
(n.) A short distance measured at right angles from a line actually run to some point in an irregular boundary, or to some object.
(n.) An abrupt bend in an object, as a rod, by which one part is turned aside out of line, but nearly parallel, with the rest; the part thus bent aside.
(n.) A more or less distinct transfer of a printed page or picture to the opposite page, when the pages are pressed together before the ink is dry or when it is poor.
(imp. & p. p.) of Offset
(v. t.) To set off; to place over against; to balance; as, to offset one account or charge against another.
(v. t.) To form an offset in, as in a wall, rod, pipe, etc.
(v. i.) To make an offset.
Example Sentences:
(1) McDonald said cutting better deals with suppliers and improving efficiency as well as raising some prices had only partly offset the impact of sterling’s fall against the dollar.
(2) He said: "Monetary policy affects the exchange rate – which in turn can offset or reinforce our exposure to rising import prices.
(3) Displacement of a colinear line over the same range without an offset evoked little, if any, response.
(4) Simple interconversion cannot account for the changes in binding that occur upon adding GMP-PNP or removing magnesium, since the increase in [R2]t exceeds the decrease in [R1]t. Moreover, the apparent amount of high-affinity complex exhibits a biphasic dependence on the concentration of [3H]histamine; an increase at low concentrations is offset by a decrease that occurs at higher concentrations.
(5) That the opposite was observed in our study indicates that the increase in Pst(L), which results from parenchymal hysteresis, offsets any dimensional decrease in upstream airways due to airways hysteresis.
(6) The minimal advantage in rapidity of stone dissolution offered by tham E over tham is more than offset by the considerably increased potential for toxic side effects.
(7) Updated at 3.42pm GMT 3.12pm GMT Key issue: Local authorities may lack expertise to implement BO The EAC raised concerns about the management and oversight of biodiversity offsetting.
(8) The wave forms of the equiluminance stimulus onset responses were similar to ERGs evoked with luminance decrease and the stimulus offset PERGs were like ERGs elicited by luminance increase.
(9) The median offset potential ranged from 0.5 to 4 mV.
(10) During each session, measurements were made of either tonic accommodation or tonic vergence 30 s before stimulus onset and at 0.5, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, and 14 min after stimulus offset.
(11) But Matt Collins of Exeter University said it was unlikely to cause an absolute cooling: "It could offset some of the warming, but really the greenhouse gas signal wins over the AMOC.
(12) These channels underlie the graded active responses that can be elicited at the offset of abrupt hyperpolarizing and depolarizing intracellular current pulses.
(13) This would explain why the presence of ammonium sulphate appreciably offsets the effects of decreasing pH and also the exponential relationship between rate of nitrite loss and ammonium sulphate concentration.
(14) This will be vital to offset diminishing contributions from government spending and sluggish household demand.
(15) That would mark a controversial break from its existing policy, whereby the ECB offsets bond purchases by draining liquidity from the system in separate operations.
(16) Flow-karyotypes are normalized using an iterative fitting procedure, using corrections for (1) amplification of HO and CA fluorescence, (2) cross-talk between the fluorescence signals of HO and CA, and (3) offset of the HO and CA origin.
(17) "2013 was a tough year for us both in minerals and in oil and gas," Cochrane said, adding that the group had relied on"self help", including diversification which offset some of the challenges in its core mining market, improving operational efficiency, and strong growth in its after sales business, where orders were up 16% on 2012 and which accounted for 63% of revenues last year.
(18) During rest at high altitude, a 32% decrease in coronary blood flow was largely offset by a 28% increase in coronary arterial O2 extraction to maintain myocardial O2 delivery.
(19) Alternatives include treatment with sufficient human or porcine FVIII to offset inhibitors, use of materials that reestablish hemostasis even though FVIII levels are not increased (the so-called FVIII-bypassing agents), manipulation of immune responses through physical depletion of inhibitor by plasmapheresis or affinity chromatography, and administration of intravenous immunoglobulin or immunosuppressive cytotoxic drugs.
(20) The smoky density of the mackerel was nicely offset by the pointed black olive tapenade and the fresh, zingy flavours present in little tangles of tomato, shallot, red pepper and spring onion, a layer of pea shoots and red chard, and the generous dressing of grassy olive oil.
Outset
Definition:
(n.) A setting out, starting, or beginning.
Example Sentences:
(1) From the outset, FK506 was used with low-dose steroids to treat 110 primary liver, 30 heart, and 66 kidney graft recipients.
(2) AIDS, having presented itself as a sporadic and ill defined entity, remained unrecognized in Central Africa until the outset of the present outbreak.
(3) "The absence of clear assessments of intended benefits at the outset of the projects means there is no baseline against which to measure achievements.
(4) Twenty-five percent of the patients had radiographic degenerative changes at the knee at the outset.
(5) From the outset the former Leicester University economics professor has made no secret of the fact this his “dysfunctional relationship” with Anastasiades and other central Bank board members had hindered his role in the post.
(6) In the meantime, Malaysia Airlines’ overwhelming focus will be the same as it has been from the outset – to provide the families with a comprehensive support programme.
(7) But this is fairly typical of the flat-footed and lackadaisical attitude that we’ve seen from the outset.
(8) Of this group, two had a single isolated episode of AF for which a specific precipitating factor was implicated, three had recurrent paroxysmal AF of which one progressed to chronic persistent AF, and three had chronic persistent AF from the outset.
(9) We had input from the company … We listened very carefully and thought about what they [BP] were saying.” From the outset, Wildsmith had made clear that the activist coalition she had been building since 2011 wished to create a “new normal” for shareholder resolutions.
(10) Initial evaluation, which included air and bone conduction audiometry, speech discrimination, electronystagmography (ENG), frequency of vertigo attacks per month, and disability, showed both groups to be comparable at the outset.
(11) In 3 cases of acrodermatitis enteropathica duodenal biopsy performed at the outset of treatment showed a similar abnormality of the intestinal mucosa.
(12) Patients who are not in shock and who are sufficiently strong to drink at the outset nearly always can be rehydrated with oral fluids alone.
(13) Philip French championed Boyle's career from the outset, describing his debut feature film, Shallow Grave , as "a good piece of storytelling... Hitchcock would have admired its ruthlessness and cruel humour."
(14) Ocado's float plan has been criticised from the outset, with analysts and institutional investors insisting the business was overvalued.
(15) Conceived in Washington DC during the Depression, the GNP (as it was then) was flawed from the outset.
(16) A model is proposed to guide empirical research aimed at identifying non-device users from the outset of treatment so that interventions to improve ATD use may be initiated or alternative interventions implemented.
(17) Orient, the League One leaders, dominated from the outset but paid for their profligacy in front of goal.
(18) It was obvious from the outset that Tulisa should never have had to go to court.
(19) All subjects completed body image measures at the outset of the study and 43 subjects completed measures again to determine trait stability of body image at 1 year.
(20) I suspect his lawyer advised him to back down and apologise at the outset, which would have been the cheapest and quickest solution, but it seems Wilmshurst has chosen to fight on despite all the adversities that the English justice system throws at him.