1.   Bank buying is being offset by selling in exporters, he said.

2.   He said part of the cost could be offset by selling naming rights.

3.   The U.S. dollar was little changed against the yen as its rise amid tension in Iraq was offset by selling on the part of Japanese exporters, traders said.

4.   There are sardonic jokes about the plunging value of stock options being offset by selling Compaq polo shirts on eBay.

5.   But the greenback settled almost flat in Asian trading Monday as steady buying by Japanese investors and U.S. funds was offset by selling by Japanese trust banks and exporters.