Sentence examples for the initial figures from inspiring English sources

The initial figures, which predicted the Tories would win 316 seats, ended up underestimating the party.

Results may not be finalised until Tuesday, but if they tally with the initial figures there will be a palpable change in the Iranian political landscape, with moderates dominating the scene and hardliners being pushed to the fringes.

Even allowing for the likelihood that his figure will be revised up somewhat, as were the initial figures for March, hiring appears to have slowed sharply since February, when more than 250,000 jobs were added.

The new strain, H7N9, appears to have a high death rate, judging by the initial figures, but the World Health Organization has said it does not appear to be spreading by people-to-people contact, which would add substantial risk.

However, the government asked for retesting after the plant's operator, the Tokyo Electric Power Company, which is known as Tepco, cast doubt on its own data not long after divulging the initial figures.

At a time of trebled fees, difficult graduate employment and the removal of the education maintenance allowance, there couldn't be a more important time to salvage such activity, particularly as we learnt just last week that the initial figures for 2012 university applications give cause for concern.

"The initial figure is like a little ripple on the water, setting the voice in motion," DiDonato told me.

The population was supposed to be 65 million to 66 million, but the initial figure is more than 71 million.

In the Dome's case, the initial figure of 12m was apparently plucked from thin air.

Earlier this year, G4S were contracted on the basis of the initial figure, but the number required rose as a result of a detailed review over the spring and summer.

The companies could decide that the project is too expensive if cost estimates far exceed the initial figure of $2.4 billion to $2.5 billion.