11.   The manufacturing job losses were offset by increases in construction, mining, transportation and service jobs.

12.   These were offset by increases in grain, meat, dairy, fats, sugar and coffee.

13.   But the reductions were offset by increases in remote, rebel-dominated regions of Colombia.

14.   Directors attributed the better results to improved productivity, although this was somewhat offset by increases in cost of certain expenses as a result of the weakened ringgit.

15.   Downturns in some categories of appeals were offset by increases elsewhere.

16.   The drop was partly offset by increases in royalties generated by an increase in visitors to its Tokyo parks following the opening of Tokyo DisneySea.

17.   The Postal Rate Commission approved a Postal Service request for a rate increase to offset rising costs.

18.   These were partly offset by increases in Venezuela, Nigeria and Indonesia, MEES reported.

19.   The spokesman noted that the passenger increase partly offset the drop in ticket prices last year.

20.   The Beige Book said the decline in housing starts in many regions had been offset by increases in retail sales.