Analysts had expected the prices of e-readers would gradually fall because of the natural decline in component costs and the increased profitability of e-books themselves.

分析师们过去只预测到了电纸书终端的价格将会随着组件成本的下降以及终端所带来的电子书销售利润率的增加而逐渐下降。

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Soon after, analysts scrambled to take the phone apart to pinpoint the major component suppliers for the device.

不久，分析家们为了确定这款手机的主要零部件供应商，纷纷对它进行分解。

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Its weak results last week have eroded the value of the stock component of the offer and analysts said it may have to increase the amount of cash it is offering.

上一周发布的疲弱业绩已经降低了报价里头的股票价值，分析师也认为它必须增加报价中的现金。

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In order to avoid power outages from component and equipment failures, analysts believe the industry will replace 0.5% to 1.0% of transmission mileage annually over the next two decades.

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Analysts continue to predict higher component costs and possible product shortages in the weeks ahead as companies including Toshiba Corp.

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Analysts tend to ignore a crucial component of current-account flows: U.S. multinationals' selling their products from one foreign country to another.

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