Profitability has lagged the broader category of health care and social assistance, according to Sageworks data, but has exceeded margins for all private companies in recent years.
The deal - when it emerged from a long Brussels night - may not have been the big bazooka that some had been calling for but it exceeded many expectations.
Each rover was only supposed to operate for 90 days, but both far exceeded that time frame.
But the encounter exceeded even the expectations of those who write about the outrageous antics of hometown politicians and the peccadilloes of Hollywood glitterati.
But the results far exceeded the expectations of Wall Street analysts and investors.
Morgan Stanley posted weaker first-quarter results as revenue from bond trading slid, but the investment bank exceeded Wall Street expectations.
Maybe it was the lack of sleep, or that expectations had been exceeded, but there was a whiff of triumph in the post-summit statements at 4am last Thursday.
The Chinese economy again exceeded expectations, but this time not in a good way.
Edward Meir, commodities consultant with INTL FCStone, said corporate earnings as of the start of the week showed 62.5% of the companies that reported had topped estimates, but less than 36% exceeded revenue forecasts.
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In 2009, dollar reserve flows exceeded euro flows, but only slightly.
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"The market had concerns about the BOJ announcing any policy actions today, but the BOJ's decisions exceeded investor expectations, " said Junko Nishioka, Chief Economist at RBS Securities Japan, in a note.
Trading lower by 2.75% pre-market Thursday after its quarterly earnings report exceeded estimates on EPS but disappointed on revenue, HPQ is set to open Thursday morning with 5 out of 10 ratings and a neglible edge of a quarter of a percent to the positive.
Perhaps most encouraging, more companies not only exceeded their earnings expectations, but also topped their sales and revenue estimates.
But manager Smith insists his side have exceeded expectations this season - whether they secure the title or not.
It isn't known if operator error played a role, as it did three decades ago at Three Mile Island, but it's clear the earthquake exceeded the level for which the plant was designed.
But the cost of sending out catalogs quickly exceeded the trickle of new revenues generated by the Web site.
Organizers said they expected long lines last year, but the turnout on the first day widely exceeded their expectations.
But the numbers brought in by the Salafists far exceeded even those the Muslim Brotherhood could muster.
This does not impact my work (my last performance review was above average or exceeded expectations on all factors), but my manager feels the need to constantly question vacation requests (that are more than 8 weeks out for appointments and such) and then offer counter suggestions to what professionals are recommending (she is not a professional in the field).
Yesterday, Pfizer and Schering-Plough both released earnings that exceeded the expectations of Wall Street analysts, but company control of costs had a great deal to do with these companies' strong performance.
Gambling revenue in Nevada has not yet exceeded the high it reached in 2007, but the state is attracting more visitors than ever, with the number of tourists scraping 40 million a year.
After reporting concern about contamination, water quality tests performed by the Texas Railroad Commission found naturally-occurring levels of benzene, a known carcinogen, which exceeded the threshold limit for drinking water, but found no evidence to support a flaming water claim.
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"Like some of my other projects, we didn't finish on time, but also like some of the others, the end result exceeded all our expectations, " he said.
In the last 10 years telco cash flows happily exceeded the capital required to maintain their networks, but with traffic booming thanks to smartphones and unlimited data plans, the required investment is starting to exceed the cash the networks can generate.
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On Nov. 1, CBOE reported operating earnings per share of 43 cents in the third quarter of 2012, which exceeded the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 13.2% but fell short of year-ago earnings.
And he has exceeded expectations, not just in terms of avoiding gaffes, but in displaying experience and knowledge.
This means that the two-degree limit which current negotiations want to (but won't) put on climate change will in all likelihood be exceeded.
Busse said the general results of the survey were anticipated, but the number of employers who said the most important qualification is experience, exceeded her expectations.
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But on the first two days of this week, says the FT, outflow exceeded 1.2bn euros.
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