There were also larger-than-expected job losses in the second half of last year.

She went on to lose the race by a larger-than-expected 20 percent margin.

The potential for a larger-than-expected surplus is already playing into Republican plans.

They also say that it faces larger-than-expected losses in Japan.

Those units operated at a larger-than-expected loss of nearly $23 million in the second quarter.

The elections brought a larger-than-expected victory for the incumbent Communist party.

And confirmation today of a larger-than-expected loan added 18 percent to the national stock index.

There seemed to have been little market reaction to the larger-than-expected decline in consumer confidence this month.

The larger-than-expected decline wiped out a surprisingly strong 8.1 percent gain in December.

But the downturn created larger-than-expected law classes as the uncertain retreated to education.

The figure showed a larger-than-expected rebound after a revised 2.1 percent decline in the second quarter.

Japan reported yesterday that industrial production fell a larger-than-expected 3.9 percent in June.

On other markets, corn prices rose after a report of larger-than-expected weekly exports.

Its laying-party was on 17 April and a larger-than-expected crowd assembled.

Kodak reported a larger-than-expected charge in the fourth quarter and a $60 million loss.

What remains unclear is why the company now expects to make a larger-than-expected financial restatement.

Thanks to larger-than-expected revenue gains last year, the shortfall for 2006 declined to $248 billion.

Larger-than-expected spending cuts are being imposed to keep the franc stable.

Gasoline stocks fell by a larger-than-expected 1.7 million barrels.

Factory orders rose a larger-than-expected 1.1 percent in October.

There are plans to add a gym and additional classroom space to handle larger-than-expected enrollment.

A morning report on weekly jobless claims raised eyebrows with a larger-than-expected drop.

The larger-than-expected size of the auctions had little effect on the market, which continued to be dominated by technical factors.

The company said that it would report a larger-than-expected loss and that its chief executive had resigned.

A larger-than-expected drop in weekly jobless claims helped ease some of the early selling.