Now, Whitney tells Fortune she never meant to make more than a general forecast.

如今，惠特尼在接受《财富》(Fortune)采访时表示，她当时只想做一个大致的预测。

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Finally, the general forecast of geological structure is made on the basis of the conclusions. It can also provide the method for others to study the geological structure in coal mine.

最后利用上述结论对矿井地质构造作了总体预测，为其它矿井开展构造研究提供了方法。

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This forecast, in general, assumes that the economy will continue to grow modestly, bolstering corporate earnings.

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As for the forecast slash in general?

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This was no mere statistic or forecast or description of the general state of the economy.

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