Sentences with phrase «offset further falls»
Local shares finished higher after a late rally in retailers, which received a boost from better - than - expected domestic sales figures, offset further falls in the big miners.
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With the global economy slowing, the numbers might fall further and a five - year commitment may not be so appealing, although this may be offset in the future by Malaysia pulling out as F1 fans in the region would have only one nearby option.
So far, however, this has failed to translate into rising consumer price inflation, because the strength of the US dollar and falling prices for raw materials have offset higher labour costs.
Mr Chen said impacts from a fall in the birth rate may be offset by increased pricing activity by the formula makers, while a further fall in breast - feeding rates also may provide a boost.
As Nigeria's economy suffers a near recession due to the falling oil prices, with 27 States out of 36 states in the country needing bail - out funds to offset salary arrears, Lagos has been witnessing an unprecedented influx of people from far and near, thereby putting pressure on social infrastructure and security.
Using administrative data from the UC from before and after the ban on race - contingent admissions policies, we present evidence that UC campuses changed the weight given to SAT scores, grades and family background characteristics after the end of affirmative action, and that these changes were able to substantially (though far from completely) offset the fall in minority admissions rate after the ban on affirmative action.
FRANKFURT (Reuters)- China helped push global green energy investment plans to record heights in 2015, offsetting a sharp fall in Germany, authors of a U.N. - backed report said on Thursday, predicting further growth.
As the CO2 and CH4 (methane) level goes up, H2O vapour in the atmosphere falls which — because H2O is 30 times more important than CO2 as a «greenhouse gas» offsets the effect of CO2 on temperature, while cloud cover and albedo increases because warmed moist air rises to form clouds, further cooling the world.