The numbers attending fell short of expectations.

出席的人数比预期的要少。

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When Tim Joseph started his business, he found grass-fed products fell short of demand.

当蒂姆·约瑟夫开始创业时，他发现草料产品供不应求。

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First day sales of the iPad fell short of the most bullish projections.

iPad第一天的销量低于市场预期。

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But during that game, he walked All Star Sammy Sosa early in the match, and fell short of a perfect game.

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But profits of 3 cents a share fell short of the Street consensus at 6 cents.

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Non-GAAP profits of 53 cents a share fell short of the Street at 49 cents.

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Total software license, database sales, and application license revenues all fell short of expectations.

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