But the date was later than expected, meaning that workers and the hard-pressed city in the industrial Ruhr Valley would have more time to adjust.
But its figures for inventories and exports were notably better than expected, meaning that downward revisions would not be especially surprising.
Up to 30,000 Irish fans are expected, meaning that Ireland, the second-smallest nation competing in the tournament, will be by far the best supported, barring the hosts.
China, the driver of recent global economic growth, is slowing faster than expected, meaning oil imports are likely to be lower than anticipated.
They found, on the basis of a few dozen of these stars, that the more distant ones were dimmer than expected, meaning that they had been carried farther away by the cosmic expansion than expected, meaning that the universe was speeding up.
On the other hand, if economic growth is more sluggish than expected (meaning that the country would be on the verge of recession since current expectations are already low) the "post-partisan" message might fall on deaf ears.
Efforts to fix manufacturing problems at three Johnson & Johnson plants are taking longer than expected, meaning that some popular over-the-counter consumer brands may not return to store shelves until next year, company executives said Tuesday.
Hansen and 16 colleagues found that Earth's huge ice sheets, such as those found in Greenland, are melting faster than expected, meaning that even the 2C warming limit is "highly dangerous".
If one fault slips it might cause a second fault in the vicinity to slip earlier than expected, meaning you wait ages for one earthquake and then two show up at once (this bus analogy has no limits!).
It withdrew the application on Wednesday, she said, after it learned that more power will be available in the Midwest and mid-Atlantic in 2015 and 2016 than it had expected, meaning that Big Sandy's power supply may not be necessary.
