Fourth-quarter profits of big companies, such as Coca-Cola, IBM and DuPont, were better than expected .

可口可乐、IBM 和杜邦等大公司第四季度利润好于预期。

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When the Endangered Species Act was signed in 1973, it was expected to protect charismatic fauna such as the bald eagle and Yellowstone's grizzly bears.

当1973年《濒危物种法案》签署时，人们期望它能保护一批引人注目的动物，如秃头鹰和黄石公园的北美灰熊。

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Web companies such as Tel a doc and American Well are expected to host some 1.2 million such virtual doctor visits this year, up 20% from last year, according to the American Telemedicine Association.

据美国远程医疗协会称，预计 Teladoc 和 American Well 等网络公司今年预期接待约120万人次的视频问诊咨询，较去年增长20%。

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A Royal Society research team member, Jules Pretty, says the team took into account a number of changes that are expected in coming decades, such as climate change, massive rises in world population, and new consumption patterns.

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"As expected in such situation people started to panic, started to sell Bitcoin in mass (panic sale) resulting in an increase of trade that ultimately froze the trade engine, " it said.

BBC: Minted bitcoins

While Dr. R P Kapoor brilliantly, as was expected from such a vast experience, put across what next we need to do in science development without causing any further damage to the people and environment, Mr. Jaiprakash talked about about the capacity building as the tool for promotion of Science and thus Creativity and Innovation in India.

UNESCO: Science Policy and Capacity-Building

They are, as might be expected from such complex molecules, not cheap compared with ordinary solvents.

ECONOMIST: Ionic solvent