What is more, the effect of the distant past dissipates much more slowly than the authors had expected, with the impact of events early in life persisting decades into the future.

此外，久远过去影响的削弱远远慢于作者们的预期。 早期事件的影响将在数十年后继续存在。

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We also found that our early productivity was fantastic — even greater than we'd expected.

我们还发现早期的生产力优势非常显著——甚至比预期的还要好。

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She says the scene is calmer than she had expected after clashes early Tuesday.

她说，在星期二早些时候的冲突以后，这里的场面比她想象的要平静。

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And the first recent signs of a softening dollar may mean that the euro turns out to be stronger in early 1999 than expected, further dampening growth.

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However, in early August, the company released its second quarter financial report two weeks early with less than expected growth as well as declines in major markets.

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With the euro zone in recession and growth flagging in America and China, the world's three largest consumers of oil are buying less of it than expected in early 2012.

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