ECONOMICSused todescriberesults,profits, etc. that arelowerthanpeoplethoughtthey would be:lower-than-expected earnings/profits/salesShares in theairlinefellafter theyreportedlower-than-expectedearningsfor the firstquarter.lower-than-expecteddemand/growth/inflationComparebetter-than-expected(Definition oflower-than-expectedfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary? Cambridge University Press)
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lower-than-expectedEven if the comparison between these simple models and experimental results seems to suggest alower-than-expectedtemperature, clearly detailed computer simulations are needed in order to drive any conclusion.From theCambridge English CorpusFocusing on a 55-year period from 1995 to 2050, the authors explore a baseline scenario and two alternative scenarios, one withlower-than-expectedfertility and another with greater-than-expected longevity.From theCambridge English CorpusThere is also a predicted shortfall in receipts due mainly to alower-than-expectednumber of requests by traders for out of hours attendance by officers.From theHansard archiveExample from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0However, the network suffered from financial shortage caused bylower-than-expectedadvertising income.FromWikipediaThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Despite enthusiastic audiences, the festival suffered financially, partly fromlower-than-expectedattendance, and partly from setbacks during construction of the building.FromWikipediaThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.As the 2008 economic downturn deepened during the summer, high gas and hotel prices coupled with limited advertising by the park led tolower-than-expectedattendance.FromWikipediaThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Lower-than-expectedconstruction and land prices enabled new construction to progress faster than planned, and reconstruction of older motorways to be accelerated at less cash cost.From theHansard archiveExample from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.#https://dictionary.cambridge.org//dictionary/english/lower-than-expected##
