Apple disappointed over its outlook and iPad sales, while for IBM the focus was on a fall in new contracts.

苹果的收益预期和iPad销售额令人失望，同时IBM的新合同减少受到外界关注。

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The number of sales contracts plunged about 30% in May, while mortgage applications for purchase loans also fell by about 30%.

五月，房屋销售合同猛增30%，然而按揭申请同样下跌了30%。

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We could sign two sales contracts in a month, one for grain and the other for timber.

我们可以在一个月内签订两个合同，一个是谷物的销售合同，另—个是木材合。

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The National Association of Realtors said that contracts for sales of previously owned homes increased more than expected in December, up 2% to 93.7 from a revised figure of 91.9 in November.

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Timber mills are using shorter-term contracts for timber sales.

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One of the biggest concern for First Solar is the fact that most of its sales contracts for the year 2011 are based on selling prices which can be revised every quarter.

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