Christie's in London hosted one of the most anticipated sales for years, selling art with a total presale estimate of £163m-231m.

"The cool summer in Japan and slow individual spending deeply cut into anticipated sales of airconditioners," the company added.

In 2007 Deacom tripled its office space to accommodate new and anticipated sales and technical staff.

In 1984, he said, the two-seat segment amounted to 335,000 cars, compared with only 265,000 anticipated sales this year.

Perhaps the best method of arriving at an advertising appropriation is that of taking a certain percentage of the anticipated sales.

As a rule, the analyst said, the purchase price for most properties in this industry reflects the anticipated first-year sales after the transaction.

Leave out any anticipated sales of capital assets but include all of the following:

As a result of lower than anticipated third-quarter sales, Zenith said, it is bolstering its cost-reduction programs.

Veeco's anticipated sales for the third quarter were approximately $93 million, falling below expectations of $104 million.

Others are considered long shots, with anticipated sales of maybe a few thousand copies.