The bank bail-out could cost less than expected.

银行整顿花费可能比预期要少。

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This dented agricultural output in the third quarter less than expected.

这使得第三季度的农产品产量降低，低于原来预期的产量。

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But in 2009 profits were much less than expected and angry partners began to leave.

但是2009年，利润却比预期少了很多，许多合伙人一气之下纷纷离职，经济危机期间也一直都人跳槽。

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And in other economic news, a report by the Institute for Supply Management said its non-manufacturing index shrank by less than expected.

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As we expected, it's less than one, and of course if we build an engine, we want it to be as high as possible, as close to one as possible.

就像预先期待的一样，效率小于一，当然如果我们建造一台热机，我们希望效率越高越好，尽可能接近一。

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The decrease was less than expected, and much less than at the start of the year.

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The entire spacewalk took 5 hours and 30 minutes -- an hour less than expected.

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The economy grew much less than expected in the second quarter, new Labor Department estimates show.

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The company also announced yesterday that third quarter profits rose less than expected because demand for home loans slumped.

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