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  • Despite the lower-than expected current quarter outlook, Take-Two reiterated its full-year estimates, which were within Wall Street's projections.

    Take-Two Swings to Loss Ian Sherr 2011

  • Johnson & Johnson said fourth earnings fell 12%, to $1.9 billion, or $0.70 per share, on lower-than expected sales of $15.6 billion, down 5.5%.

    Stocks Digest Earnings, Econ Data But Choke On Egyptian Angst MarketNewsVideo.com 2011

  • Johnson & Johnson said fourth earnings fell 12%, to $1.9 billion, or $0.70 per share, on lower-than expected sales of $15.6 billion, down 5.5%.

    Stocks Digest Earnings, Econ Data But Choke On Egyptian Angst MarketNewsVideo.com 2011

  • In 2005 Heritage applauded Bush for suspending provisions of the Davis-Bacon Act, so that federally funded Gulf Coast construction projects could pay lower-than prevailing wages.

    Laura Flanders: The F Word: Things to Remember While Helping Haiti 2010

  • Although Amazon's profits are up 37% for the first nine months of 2010, at $1.62 per share, the company announced lower-than expected guidance for the fourth quarter, with projected profits between $360 million and $560 million, representing a decline from a year ago.

    Amazon Absorbs Diaper Competitor Quidsi Heather Struck 2010

  • In addition, Manitowoc on Monday reiterated its warning from earlier this month that it could violate certain debt covenants during the second half amid the earnings pressures and lower-than expected proceeds from the sale of its Enodis ice-machine operations.

    Manitowoc Warns of a Profit Shortfall 2009

  • According to the Center for the Study of the American Electorate, a downturn in the number and percentage of Republican voters going to the polls seemed to be the primary explanation for the lower-than - predicted turnout.

    CNN Transcript Nov 7, 2008 2008

  • Treasury prices slipped further after a $6 billion reopening of 20-year Treasury Inflation Protected Securities, which attracted lower-than average demand.

    Insurers' Downgrade Watch Rattles Muni Bonds 2008

  • I was intrigued by some things I had read in the blogosphere about economic incentives Siberian station operators might have had to report lower-than measured temperatures in order to receive a higher fuel allocation from the central government.

    Waldo in Bagdarin, Siberia « Climate Audit 2007

  • There is no way that the upcoming month can be worse than lower-than-bottom because what is worse than lower-than bottom?

    A Little Breakdown Never Hurt Anyone - May 2007 in Review 2007

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