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1 But it was slightly shy of that and I was nervous.
2 Also, he hadn't noticed it before, slightly shy .
3 It should come as no surprise that the traveler from the west was, in funeral matters, slightly shy .
4 I also hear that you've succeeded in getting rid of money at about one million dollars a day - just slightly shy of that.
5 Revenue rose 5 percent to $7.74 billion, but fell slightly shy of analysts' estimates of $7.78 billion.
6 The shares closed up 3.3 percent at C$48.41, slightly shy of Maple's C$50 a share offer price.
7 The shares closed up 3.3 percent at C$48.41, slightly shy of the Maple's C$50 a share offer price.
8 Volume on the Tokyo Stock Exchange's main board came to 1.80 billion shares, slightly shy of last week's daily average of 1.82 billion.
9 First-quarter adjusted net income was flat at $54.7 million, slightly shy of the average analyst estimate of $55.9 million in a Reuters poll.
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