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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
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Can some explain the meaning of the sentence
can some one please explain the meaning of the following setence?
Sentence: "I think the point of the story is that if we were at $400.0 million last year, you're going to see it cut in half if not more this year"
Particularly i could not understand what it means "if not more this year". is that mean the amount would not be more than this year? Here the context is that a company executive is providing outlook on his company capital expenditure for the year 2010.
Sentence: "I think the point of the story is that if we were at $400.0 million last year, you're going to see it cut in half if not more this year"
Particularly i could not understand what it means "if not more this year". is that mean the amount would not be more than this year? Here the context is that a company executive is providing outlook on his company capital expenditure for the year 2010.
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if not more ~ or maybe even a greater cut ... cut in half this year or cut even more than in half this year. Last year : $400 million This year : $200 million (at best) -- maybe even less than $200 million.
- if not more ~ or maybe even a greater cut ...
- cut in half this year or cut even more than in half this year.
- Last year : $400 million This year : $200 million (at best) -- maybe even less than $200 million.
- CJ
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if not more ~ or maybe even a greater cut
... cut in half this year or cut even more than in half this year.
Last year : $400 million
This year : $200 million (at best) -- maybe even less than $200 million.
CJ
... cut in half this year or cut even more than in half this year.
Last year : $400 million
This year : $200 million (at best) -- maybe even less than $200 million.
CJ
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