Attendance at Lightbox's theaters is only just large enough for profitability now and the county's population is not expected to increase over the next ten years.

现在灯箱影院的上座率仅够盈利，而该县的人口预计在未来十年不会增加。

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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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Apple Inc. didn't sell as many iPads as analysts had hoped and a measure of profitability was lower than expected.

苹果公司生产的iPads销量没有达到分析师预计，利润率低于预期。

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"Our better-than-expected profitability in the fourth quarter and full year fiscal 2013 periods is a direct result of the strong operational management of our global teams, " Roger Farah, president and chief operating officer, said in a statement.

WSJ: Ralph Lauren's 4Q profit rises 35 pct

Ralph Lauren said that as a result of better-than-expected profitability in the first nine months of the year, it now expects operating margin from continuing operations for fiscal 2013 to be about .75 to 1 percent point above the year before.

WSJ: Ralph Lauren's 3Q profit up 27 pct

Ralph Lauren said that as a result of better-than-expected profitability in the first nine months of the year, it now expects operating margin from continuing operations for fiscal 2013 to be about .75 to 1 percent point above the year-ago period.

WSJ: Ralph Lauren's 3Q profit up 27 pct