The ease in prices stemmed from new government data showing supply, while tight, isn't stretched as thin as initially expected.

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However, Denmark recently downgraded by 50% its initial 2020 goal for electric cars, from 400, 000 to 200, 000, so this resource may not prove to be as significant as initially expected.

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Ms. Gates, a regular train rider, initially expected the service to work as smoothly as Wi-Fi on JetBlue or Virgin America airlines, but she has given up on it and bought a wireless card from Sprint.

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