Sentence examples for estimate because of from inspiring English sources

Soybean prices climbed after the government lowered its crop estimate because of a Midwest drought.

The budget for the Oreo campaign is difficult to estimate because of its singularity.

Last month, Humana sharply lowered its first-quarter estimate because of higher-than-expected claims from the prescription plans.

Property damage from volcanic eruptions is difficult to estimate, because of differing value systems and changes in land use.

While some experts doubt that the painting will sell, even with its lower estimate, because of its unusual subject matter, Mr. Widing seemed confident.

Dizzy with relief, I accept a price that is more than the estimate because of a surprise hike in the price of wood or nails or coffee.

The company said it expected to surpass estimates because of increased sales of foreign cars like Toyotas and Nissans.

Wade Hoyt, a Toyota spokesman, said the company is not "comfortable" with such estimates because of the "large number of assumptions".

Apple Computer said that its fourth-quarter earnings would fall far below estimates because of weak September sales.

Shares of Catapult Communications plunged yesterday after the company cut its quarterly estimates because of weaker sales of its testing systems for the telecommunications industry in North America and Japan.

Excluding these cost-cutting measures, however, the results beat Wall Street estimates because of sales growth in emerging markets.