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In December alone, Sony, Toyota, Electrolux, HBOS, Kodak, RIM and Electronic Arts all cut their profits forecasts.

仅仅在12月，就有索尼、丰田、伊莱克斯、柯达、RIM、电艺等公司公告削减盈利预期。

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Where other arts institutions have had their budgets reduced by 30% or more over the next four years, public funding for museums was cut by just 15%.

其他艺术机构接下来四年的财政预算被减掉了30%，有些甚至更多，但是对博物馆的公共资金支持仅减少了15%。

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Arts Council England withdrew regular funding to the Brewhouse in 2005 and Somerset County Council cut all its arts funding in 2010.

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To make matters worse, a third highly-anticipated FPS, Medal of Honour: Warfighter, recently launched to a barrage of negative reviews, prompting publisher Electronic Arts to cut its earnings forecast.

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The usual culprits are to blame: overemphasis on testing, cut backs to music and arts programs.

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