That sentiment is nearly ubiquitous for short-term growth around the world, according to the PwC survey, with CEOs in North America, Asia-Pacific and Africa all registering falls in confidence -- most with double-digit percentage drops.
The global financial crisis of 2008-09 severely cut Thailand's exports, with most sectors experiencing double-digit drops.
Today, Zimbabweans were faced with a single-candidate election in a land with seven-digit inflation where most people eat a single meal each day.
The armed forces have enjoyed double-digit budget increases for most of the past 15 years.
The problem, however, is that in 1982 most interest rates were in double digit, due to tight monetary policy in the preceding years.
Smith converted a three-point play to restore the double-digit lead the Knicks had nursed most of the game.
Apollo's projection of a flat to low-single-digit increase for enrollment in the most recent quarter led analysts to cut earnings forecasts by 12% to 38 cents, down from 83 cents a year earlier.
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Most older software systems were written with two-digit date fields that are expected to read the "00" in 2000 as "1900" and consequently make incorrect calculations.
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Most analysts are calling for mid-single-digit growth.
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Wheat grew the most, rising 13 percent, followed by single-digit rises from corn, gold and copper.
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Of course, we suspect most folks would be just fine with the double-digit percentage historical returns during the period on value stocks.
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"As traders say goodbye and probably good riddance to 2011, a year that saw most of the European and Asian indices recording double-digit losses, traders may not be so welcoming to 2012 either, " said Jonathan Sudaria, a dealer at brokerage Capital Spreads.
It was the second year of double-digit sales growth for the sector, which outpaced most other major sectors and the U.S. economy overall.
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In its Q2 sales outlook ARO called for declines in net sales and double digit declines in same store sales which spurred the most recent slide in shares, which remain depressed.
Over the past few months, emerging markets have recouped most of their losses, and shares are showing a double-digit percentage gain on the year.
As these data show, most punitive-damages awards meet the Supreme Court's single-digit guideline already.
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Those prices have fallen the most of any region by 19.3 percent year over year, and double digit drops have also been recorded in Phoenix, San Diego, and here in Los Angeles.
His team had the 5th most 10-win seasons among any school, and the longest run of double-digit wins of any team in the Big Ten.
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However, then and now, a more pragmatic minority viewpoint has held that while luxury goods may see a high-single to low-double digit drop in price for Chinese travelers for a brief moment, the brands most sought after by Chinese shoppers will simply respond to this greater demand by raising prices.
Most observers agree that, for now, a new president will not result in a triple-digit swing tomorrow.
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Overall, double-digit gains across domestic and global equity benchmark indices did not translate equally into active management, as most active managers in most categories underperformed.
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