More importantly, the purchases can lock in supply before an expected shortfall.

Emphasis was placed on the expected shortfall during the World Cup.

The Basel Committee proposes requiring banks to switch to the " expected shortfall" model.

A shift to expected shortfall may not necessarily trigger demand for large amounts of additional capital.

His weekend announcement of a much bigger-than- expected shortfall in the state budget signals how far he still has to go.

A collapse in sales to the eurozone was blamed for much of the higher than expected shortfalls in export income.

The company blamed adverse trading conditions, particularly in the last quarter of the financial year, for the expected shortfall in profits.

Government employees in American Samoa are being forced to work reduced hours from Monday because of an expected shortfall in federal funding.

In May, the company said it intended to develop more prime central London offices to capitalise on a wider-than- expected shortfall in supply.

The expected shortfall in hotels will see fans glamping in desert camps and staying on cruise ships moored in the Persian Gulf.

Employers, players, staff and SA Rugby have combined in business continuity planning aimed at cost saving in the face of expected shortfall in revenues.

But they will fall far short of meeting the costs of redevelopment, leaving the State with an expected shortfall of some €40 million.

Minister for finance John Bruton wrote to ministers in May ordering them to confirm their plans to deal with the expected shortfall in tax revenue.