If tax revenues fall below expectations, the deficit will be higher still.
Yesterday, at least seven more companies warned that earnings would fall below expectations in the latest quarter.
In spite of this, initial record sales fell below expectations.
It took months, and even years, of performance that fell below expectations before most investors got out.
Yahoo, for example, said this month that its 2001 revenue would fall well below expectations.
The program has shown to be difficult to sell, falling below expectations.
Tax revenues in the first quarter of the fiscal year fell below expectations.
Although its performance in this role fell below expectations, it did pack a heavy punch.
But the extent of actual support, while not insignificant, fell well below Chinese expectations.
However, after the aquarium opened in March 1995, the number of visitors and tourists fell well below expectations.