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Discover LudwigThe phrase "actually higher than expected" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when discussing results or outcomes that exceed initial predictions or assumptions.
Example: "The final sales figures for the quarter were actually higher than expected, leading to a positive outlook for the next period."
Alternatives: "surprisingly greater than anticipated" or "truly above expectations".
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But ink sales are actually higher than expected, Dell's Peters says.
But they also found that, in some voice interactions, the number of drivers taking their eyes off the road to use the hands-free systems was actually higher than expected.
The relatively low survey response rate (38.9%) was actually higher than expected given the specific characteristics of this "hard-to-reach" population and the unique circumstances of this community in the aftermath of the DWH event.
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The Mets are, naturally, increasing ticket (and concession) prices in Citi Field and in the age of online ticket services, costs will actually soar even higher than expected given their scarcity.
TuneUp's Andrew Kippen says that while this was a major concern for the company, the conversion rate from free to paid users has actually been five times higher than expected (though he wouldn't give any specific numbers).
It is also possible that the rate of occurrence of multiple mutations conferring resistance to the drug combination is higher than expected and/or that both drugs actually share common mechanisms of resistance.
Notably, all 11 GO terms detected as carrying a higher than expected number of proteins present in those clusters were actually significant for proteins included in two or even three of them.
But it was actually higher than that.
Now, though, rates are actually higher than when QE3 began.
Actually, higher than you might imagine.
Is that higher than expected?
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