The phrase "about lower than" is not correct and usable in written English.
It seems to be an incorrect combination of words that does not convey a clear meaning.
Example: "The temperature is about lower than what we expected."
Alternatives: "approximately less than" or "roughly below".
In the weeks since, Dell, Apple, Hasbro, United Airlines and Xerox have all issued public warnings about lower than expected earnings.
But in data we have recently collected, the Tea Party ranks lower than any of the 23 other groups we asked about — lower than both Republicans and Democrats.
Facebook's market value dropped 20% in its first three days, and the company then faced accusations that large investors were tipped off in advance about lower than expected earnings, breaching financial regulations.
Borrowers can complain about lower than expected appraisals — which may mean they can't borrow enough to meet an agreed-upon sale price, or can't refinance — but lenders very rarely reconsider.
"But we've also got to ask people like me or Governor Romney who have done better than anybody else over the course of the last decade, and whose taxes are just about lower than they've been in the last 50 years, to do a little bit more".
He said:"You can't reduce the deficit unless you take a balanced approach that says, 'We've got to make government leaner and more efficient, but we've also got to ask people – like me or governor Romney, who have done better than anybody else over the course of the last decade and whose taxes are just about lower than they've been in the last 50 years – to do a little bit more".
The first of several warnings about lower-than-expected earnings came shortly after.
The company took the unusual step of issuing two warnings in the last month about lower-than-expected sales.
But if he is depressed about lower-than-expected ratings or the criticism about his five-hour nightly cavalcade of events and features, Ebersol will not say.
Oil prices have hovered near 10-year highs all month in the United States, largely because of growing concern about lower-than-usual supplies of crude oil and home heating fuel.
What are the consequences of default if an investor never need worry about market liquidity and never need worry about lower-than-promised pay-offs?And why should markets' confidence that those conditions are unlikely to be upset be shaken?
