Sentence examples similar to half forecasts from inspiring English sources

Roughly half of studies of likely cereal yields over the next ten years forecast an increase, whereas the other half forecast a decline.

However, Debenhams said it believed that its second-half forecasts were "robust" and that sales would continue to grow as expected.

This narrowly exceeded expectations and experts are now scrambling to revise second-half forecasts to reflect a growth rate that will likely exceed China's 8% targeted rate.

Almost half the forecasts showed yield reductions of 9-18% by 2050.

Iceland said its full-year pretax profit would be just over half analysts' forecasts of about $110 million $160.9 millionon).

Easyjet has dropped 94p to £17.96 despite raising its first half profit forecasts, helped by favourable currency moves.

A maker of hand-held computers, Handspring, said sales for the current quarter will be half of forecasts as demand slumps and as the company cuts prices to compete with its rival, Palm.

British Airways owner International Airlines Group lost 20.5p to 587p and easyJet fell 53p to £18.37 despite raising its first half profit forecasts, as it warned that it could suffer over the full year if exchange rates remained at current levels.

Today, with the Nasdaq off by half, it forecasts a marginally lower 10.9%.

Research by exam group Cambridge Assessment meanwhile revealed last week that teachers are finding it increasingly hard to forecast their students' A-level grades, with more than half of forecast grades proved wrong.

The cranes were repaired or replaced in six months, half the forecast span.