Looking ahead the firm said that higher cost of cotton would hit its profit margins.

展望未来，公司表示，较高的棉花价格将打击其利润率。

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The firm said that most of its markets are strong and the overall long-term demand outlook was positive.

该公司表示，大部分市场表现强劲，全面长期需求走势依然看涨。

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However, the firm said that the data still has to be interpreted with caution given the small sample size.

但是，该企业也说因为现在的样本量仍较小，对数据的解释还是应该谨慎进行的。

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The firm said that since 1976 its water capacity had quadrupled with five new reservoirs.

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On Wednesday, executives from the firm said that there may have been earlier unreported breaches of security.

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The firm said that it will more clearly label results from YouTube, Google Maps and its other sites.

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