1.   A downturn in one part of the world has always been partly offset by growth elsewhere.

2.   Others were less optimistic, pointing out that population and industrial growth would offset the improvements being made.

3.   Analysts had said that job and income growth were offsetting the effects of higher rates.

4.   Australian stocks fell as concern about the effect on Australian company earnings of plunging currencies and slowing growth in Asia offset a jump in New Corp. shares.

5.   Australian stocks fell as concern about the effect on Australian company earnings of plunging currencies and slowing growth in Asia offset a jump in News Corp. shares.

6.   Has this new job growth offset the lost of thousands of textile jobs that have left state?

7.   Japanese stocks traded little changed as concern about flagging domestic growth offset optimism over earnings at top exporters.

8.   Japanese stocks were little changed as gains in chipmakers such as Canon Inc. on hopes for higher profit growth offset declines in banks, traders and analysts said.

9.   Japanese stocks were little changed as gains in electronics makers such as Canon Inc. on hopes for higher profit growth offset declines in banks, traders and analysts said.

10.   Most economists think that any recession the U.S. economy will experience over the next decade will be short lived and offset by growth.