Now, most growth estimates are being revised downward to somewhere between 7.5 and 7.9 percent.
Executives revised their 12-month revenue-growth forecasts downward to 8.3 percent from 9.5 percent in the survey.
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The department also revised the June report downward to show 221, 000 jobs lost that month from 125, 000.
Second, adjust the statistical results downward to account for differences between test conditions and the real world.
We have also adjusted margins downward to reflect the lower expected capacity utilization.
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He revised the number of missing from the World Trade Center attacks downward to 4, 957 from an earlier figure of 5, 097.
Ourselves plummeting downward to the gassy blue orb, the gassy blue orb also plummeting at the same mad rate away from us.
Tearing motions shall be downward to prevent pulling the detainee off balance.
DiamondRock yet revised its outlook downward to account for the bankruptcy of one of its hotels and an increase in property taxes in Boston.
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Instead, every time you want to move backwards, forwards, or input a new URL you have to swipe a finger downward to bring it up.
The carrier expects 300 to 400 pilots to retire by year end and is readjusting capacity downward to match the reduced headcount in the fourth quarter.
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With power passing downward to the devolved parliaments, and upward to the European Union, it is inevitable that Britain's central political institutions will change as well.
She starts her sentences up high, then swoops inexorably downward to the period, banging with a sledgehammer on the second syllable of every word that has one ("a-verrr-sion, " "Cammm-bohh-dee-ahh").
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On Feb. 16, the company said it would evaluate the need for workforce reductions when it revised its guidance downward to 50% year-over-year revenue growth, from 75% to 90% year-over-year growth.
Swaying from side to side, his back arched almost to the point of snapping, Jamie Foxx, as Ray Charles, seems pulled upward to the heavens and downward to the keys at the same time.
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However, May sales, which were originally reported a month ago to have plunged a huge 32.7% to the worst level ever recorded since the record-keeping began in 1963, were revised downward to an even worse 36.7% decline, at only 267, 000 units sold.
Real GDP growth in the second quarter was revised down due, in part, to a downward revision to agriculture inventories as a result of the devastating drought our nation faced this summer.
It points out that while old age does bring with it challenges, it does not necessarily need to spell a downward spiral to infirmity.
The ONS said upward revisions to production output were offset by downward revisions to service industries.
The pilots responded to the situation by pointing the nose upward, rather than downward, to recover.
And with the end to the crisis nowhere in sight, most analysts expect the downward trend to continue.
Any moves by the Fed to shrink its balance sheet, thereby withdrawing liquidity from the real estate market, would add significant downward pressure to home prices.
"Given the Bank's caution, it does suggest that they are not particularly keen to loosen monetary policy just yet and that it would take some severe financial market problems or a major downward revision to the activity outlook to get them to move rates in October or even November, " said James Knightley of ING.
This downward revision to guidance speaks to the still very challenging labor market environment.
Even modest downward adjustments to growth forecasts can have a big impact on the public finances.
Orders for manufactured goods in September fell again, following a downward revision to August's figure.
If economic woes worsen in Europe, the consequent downward pressure to the U.S. economy could impact housing similarly.
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While the news is encouraging, the report was somewhat negated by the U.S. Commerce Department's downward revision to February's gain.
Priceline registered a marginal decline in operating margins in Q3 2012 and expects the downward pressure to persist in Q4 as well.
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