31.   Dynegy beat analysts expectations.

32.   Drug companies were among those beating expectations.

33.   Even as profits across the board beat expectations, investors remained anxious about additional interest rate increases.

34.   Excluding one-time items, the results beat expectations.

35.   Even in the blazing hot technology arena, where Microsoft Corp. and IBM beat expectations, some leading companies failed to match forecasts.

36.   Georgia-Pacific easily beat expectations for the third quarter as its new tissue business helped offset declines in other areas.

37.   Georgia-Pacific Corp., by contrast, said last week that earnings will beat expectations because of rising prices for its paper and building products such as lumber.

38.   He also said continued cost reductions in manufacturing and in material purchases helped the company beat analyst expectations.

39.   He could beat you, beat your team, beat the odds, beat the expectations, and still, you shook your head in joyful amazement.

40.   He said earnings for the fiscal second quarter ended Saturday may beat expectations.