noun
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industry analysts (= people who study a particular industry to see how it is developing )
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Industry analysts are expecting profits to improve in the second half of the year.
systems analyst
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
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financial
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Thesaurus are predicting that dealers, academics and financial analysts will be keen to use their services.
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A corporate financial analyst then pointed out that the compensation formula Dave had developed would be impracticable on a company-wide level.
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As a financial analyst she could demonstrate that this was very strange behaviour and contrary to the interests of those involved.
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Many financial analysts said it also is likely that no changes will be made at the next meeting on March 25.
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Testing for generic strategies Financial analysts have a role to play in testing the validity of generic strategies, too.
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But that would damage the credibility of the government further and certainly affect the financial markets, analysts said.
independent
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However, independent political analyst Andrew MacMullen says Labour could still secure victory with a smaller swing in its favour.
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At least one independent analyst believes growth will be substantial.
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That, say friends of Gbagbo and independent analysts , shows the modesty of Ivory Coast's new president.
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But representatives of both sides said, and independent analysts agreed, that the Hebron deal itself is virtually nailed down.
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But independent analysts in the market predicted disaster.
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One independent political analyst , Stuart Rothenberg, thinks both parties are exaggerating.
political
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However, independent political analyst Andrew MacMullen says Labour could still secure victory with a smaller swing in its favour.
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Heavy advertising has won candidate Forbes far more attention than political analysts expected he would get.
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But despite the severity of the allegations, political analysts say it is unlikely that Estrada will be impeached.
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You can see that there are many fascinating questions that you can examine as you become a more insightful political analyst .
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Nancy Landon Kassebaum of Kansas, and some political analysts believe their retirements could make the chamber more conservative.
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One independent political analyst , Stuart Rothenberg, thinks both parties are exaggerating.
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budget
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Entry-level budget analysts may receive some formal training when they begin their jobs.
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Sources of Additional Information Information about career opportunities as a budget analyst may be available from your State or local employment service.
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After this review process, budget analysts consolidate the individual department budgets into operating and capital budget summaries.
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Fairfield has just one budget analyst in its finance department.
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Working Conditions Budget analysts work in a normal office setting, generally 40 hours per week.
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Employment of budget analysts is expected to grow about as fast as the average for all occupations through the year 2005.
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Ruthie had been a budget analyst and then comptroller for a hospital chain for much of her working life.
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Employment Budget analysts held about 66, 000 jobs throughout private industry and government in 1994.
computer
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The people who had put her in such a tizzy were a solicitor, a computer analyst and some one in advertising.
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Spafford Hutchinson, a computer analyst , had heard the television ads of Republican presidential candidate Steve Forbes.
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Details of existing computer systems as would be known by computer analysts or programmers or even users of the system.
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Mrs Vince and her computer analyst husband, from Grimsby, Humberside, have visited their babies in the neonatal unit.
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The role of the computer analysts may be more of facilitator than designer, helping to realise the users' wishes.
discourse
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It is exactly this latter view of the nature of reference which the discourse analyst has to appeal to.
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In trying to determine such regularities, the discourse analyst will typically adopt the traditional methodology of descriptive linguistics.
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The discourse analyst attempts to discover regularities in his data and to describe them.
industry
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Motor industry analysts say Rover's upturn is partly down to efforts to improve its image.
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Hartsook, the industry analyst , estimated more than one million machines could have the flaws.
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Many industry analysts are predicting a slight industry recession in 1998.
investment
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After studying accountancy at Chicago University, he worked on and off as an investment analyst .
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That is an opportunity cost just like investment analysts view opportunity costs.
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Unusually, he is not an investment analyst , but a former history teacher.
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Henry Kaufman, the economist and investment analyst , might be expected to welcome the trend.
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Mr Stefan Abrams, an investment analyst at Kidder Peabody, thinks earnings will start rising again in the second quarter.
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The balance sheet that would be most useful to an investment analyst would be the market value balance sheet.
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In the bottom-up approach, investment analysts produce earnings forecasts on the basis of detailed research into the firm's activities.
market
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Many market analysts expect the sector to continue to climb in 1996, benefiting in part from the colder weather this winter.
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Tom McManus, a market analyst at Morgan Stanley&038;.
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If the snake so much as hiccups as the rat inches along, the market analysts and social prognosticators pounce.
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A few weeks ago, many stock market analysts cautioned investors against extravagant expectations for the new year.
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Lenders and market analysts said move-up projects remain the preferred product type for most builders.
policy
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Possible add to Trader Joes: Hospitals are seeking safety in numbers, according to health policy analysts .
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Richard Barnet, author / policy analyst .
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In time, Fallows also became a splendid computer guru, a genuine rarity among top public policy analysts .
street
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Wall Street analysts had expected the company to make 77 cents a share.
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Wall Street analysts had expected only $ 1. 09 for the latest quarter.
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Wall Street analysts had predicted revenue of between $ 26 million and $ 28 million.
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Wall Street analysts earlier this week speculated that Kodak would unload the unprofitable unit.
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Several Wall Street analysts also believe the companies have grounds to appeal.
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Wall Street analysts had estimated net income of 41.
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While the retailers will be looking at the clothes, Wall Street analysts will be looking at the retailers.
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accord
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Pervez Musharraf, is one he may not be willing or able to make, according to analysts here.
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It gives an annual growth rate of 2. 3 percent, according to analysts .
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Alleged inconsistencies in the transport ministry, according to analysts , also damage confidence.
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Estimates ranged from 33. 5 million to 42 million pounds, according to analysts surveyed by Bloomberg Business News.
estimate
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Some analysts have estimated the potential investment at more than $ 100 billion by companies with their sights set on productionsharing deals.
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Demand has been heavy and analysts estimated that Ford makes $ 10, 000 on each Expedition it sells.
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The company posted sales of $ 57million for 1994, and analysts estimate similar sales for 1995.
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Cavallari, the Adventis analyst , estimates that Napster accounts for 3 percent of all Internet traffic.
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That boosted the reported payroll increase by approximately 75, 000, some analysts estimated .
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Wall Street analysts had estimated net income of 41.
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Benefits analysts have estimated that companies now providing health insurance pay, on average, about 10 percent of their payroll.
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The company earned $ 1. 89 a share last quarter, 5 percent higher than analysts estimated .
expect
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The overall February confidence figure was lower than the reading of 110.5 that had been expected by analysts .
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The narrowing trade gap means that growth in the fourth quarter could be better than expected , said analysts .
fall
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The stock fell after analyst John Whittier at Donaldson Lufkin&038;.
say
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S., but any meaningful dent in that market is years away, say analysts .
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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a stock market analyst
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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After this review process, budget analysts consolidate the individual department budgets into operating and capital budget summaries.
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At current Nikkei levels, analysts believe most banks already have implicit losses on these equity portfolios.
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Entry-level budget analysts may receive some formal training when they begin their jobs.
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In January it revealed that its orders were down from a year ago; analysts think its earnings will follow.
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The company told analysts last week that chemical earnings would likely dip by more than 50 percent in 1996.
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There is a sense, then, in which the analyst is creating the text which others will read.