So when this report is stronger-than-expected that's good news overall.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Oct 29, 2005] Reference

There was stronger-than-expected turnout today in Iraq's national elections.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Dec 15, 2005] Reference

Oracle, which posted stronger-than-expected earnings after the bell, gained 1.4%.    From Wordnik.com.  [Post-Fed Stock Rally Evaporates] Reference

On Friday, we saw GDP coming in stronger-than-expected, 3.8 percent to the upside.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Oct 29, 2005] Reference

Singapore's second-biggest, posted a stronger-than-expected 24% rise in net profit.    From Wordnik.com.  [Profits Jump for Singapore Banks] Reference

China reported a stronger-than-expected 13.9% increase in August industrial production.    From Wordnik.com.  [Gold Prices Rise on Lingering Fears] Reference

A stronger-than-expected gain in existing-home sales in August failed to push fears aside.    From Wordnik.com.  [Red Hat Climbs 9%; Disney, GE Fall Back] Reference

Credit stronger-than-expected results from corporate bellwethers such as Intel and J. P Morgan.    From Wordnik.com.  [Economic Agenda: April 20, 2010] Reference

The results follow the much stronger-than-expected 24% net profit increase this week from local rival.    From Wordnik.com.  [DBS's 23% Net Rise Falls Short of Forecast] Reference

Sears surprised some with stronger-than-expected profit that sent the stock up 11%, Dave Kansas says.    From Wordnik.com.  [Stocks Slip; Traders Play Defense] Reference

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: On Wall Street, growing optimism amidst stronger-than-expected corporate profits.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Jul 31, 2009] Reference

"Significant new business wins" drove retail volume up by a stronger-than-expected 17%, the company said.    From Wordnik.com.  [Medco and Express Scripts Post Higher Quarterly Profits] Reference

Some major machinery makers also ended higher after stronger-than-expected machinery orders data for May.    From Wordnik.com.  [Regional Indexes End Mostly Higher] Reference

The pundits are saying that Hillary's stronger-than-expected showing thus far is all because of The Tears.    From Wordnik.com.  [With More Than Half Reporting, Hillary Holds On To Slim Lead] Reference

In Asia, stock markets ended higher Thursday on the back of stronger-than-expected U.S. manufacturing data.    From Wordnik.com.  [European Markets Flat; Trichet Eyed] Reference

Bank stocks, boosted Monday by stronger-than-expected earnings from HSBC and BNP Paribas, led the way lower.    From Wordnik.com.  [European Markets Edge Lower] Reference

On the positive side, Friday's report showed stronger-than-expected spending by consumers from April to June.    From Wordnik.com.  [GDP Growth Revised Downward] Reference

Mr. Son noted that the company's stronger-than-expected free cash flow has given it room for more capital spending.    From Wordnik.com.  [Softbank Posts Profit In Latest Quarter] Reference

"The background to this is the rise of the U.S. yields last night and the stronger-than-expected CPI data" in Japan.    From Wordnik.com.  [Bargain hunt expected] Reference

S. O'BRIEN: A stronger-than-expected primary win for Congressman Tom DeLay, but an even tougher battle is still ahead.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Mar 8, 2006] Reference

The Malaysian economy's stronger-than-expected performance in the second quarter also fueled demand for the domestic currency.    From Wordnik.com.  [Ringgit Surges to 13-Year High] Reference

The Australian dollar had earlier ticked to the highest point since May on the back of stronger-than-expected euro-zone economic data.    From Wordnik.com.  [Euro Gives Up 11-Week High] Reference

Prices rose as a stronger-than-expected U.S. gross-domestic-product revision boosted sentiment about demand prospects for the industrial metal.    From Wordnik.com.  [Gold Inches Back Toward Peak] Reference

A stronger-than-expected rebound in semiconductor demand initially helped drive an impressive earnings recovery and even led to supply shortages.    From Wordnik.com.  [When Chips Are Down, Bad Things Follow] Reference

But if they did all end up 8-8, we wouldn't hear about how the Eagles had a disappointing season or the Redskins had a stronger-than-expected one.    From Wordnik.com.  [Love 'em or hate 'em, it's all about Big D] Reference

The company last month reported that it swung to a stronger-than-expected second-quarter profit, partly on a strong showing at the Singapore property.    From Wordnik.com.  [Las Vegas Sands Plans $1 Billion Debt Repayment] Reference

China, the world's second-largest economy after the U.S., over the weekend reported a stronger-than-expected increase in August industrial production.    From Wordnik.com.  [Corporate-Bond Market Heats Up] Reference

In the currency markets, the euro was lifted by the stronger-than-expected Ifo survey from Germany, offsetting recent negative data for the euro zone.    From Wordnik.com.  [Growth Fears Weigh on European Markets] Reference

Gold futures lost ground as a stronger-than-expected U.S. jobs report dulled some of the metal's safe-haven allure, but a weaker dollar checked those losses.    From Wordnik.com.  [Gold Prices Ease Back] Reference

Despite Japan's stock-market rally and an economy that looks set to post stronger-than-expected growth this year, the LDP can't run solely on Koizumi's record.    From Wordnik.com.  [Koizumi's Children] Reference

Despite the stronger-than-expected showing, analysts remain unconvinced that the company, which has actively been courting other suitors, emerged with a stronger hand.    From Wordnik.com.  [Downturn? What Downturn?] Reference

Stocks ending a choppy session: mildly lower, slightly, if you can even call it that, but a stronger-than-expected report on consumer confidence, basically, a flat day.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Apr 28, 2009] Reference

Since then, sterling has rallied more than 11% on the back of some stronger-than-expected U.K. data and a well-received austerity plan from the new coalition government.    From Wordnik.com.  [Euro Brushes Up Against $1.32] Reference

The stronger-than-expected growth is expected to continue into the rest of the year, and full-year growth will likely exceed the government's 5.8% forecast, economists said.    From Wordnik.com.  [Indonesia GDP Grows 2.8%] Reference

European shares finished flat, as investors digested Genzyme's rejection of a buyout bid from Sanofi-Aventis, as well as a stronger-than-expected uptick in U.S. consumer spending.    From Wordnik.com.  [European Markets End Flat] Reference