31.   The company has disappointed investors several quarters in a row by failing to meet optimistic sales forecasts.

32.   The company announced its production and sales forecasts for next year after the market closed.

33.   The influence of this handful of companies on the economy is so vast that their lower sales forecasts for this year are depressing the entire outlook for corporate Japan.

34.   The number of cars the companies plan to sell exceeds the sales forecast made by the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association, the paper said.

35.   The Promodes full-year sales forecasts helped shares of other French retailers.

36.   The sales forecast is only one part of a plan.

37.   The sales forecast for Ford Motor Co. and Chrysler Corp., which report monthly sales Wednesday remains murky.

38.   The tech sector was affected by the decline of fiber-optics stocks after Corning issued a disappointing sales forecast.

39.   Then the analyst calculates what the stock would be worth if the company achieved those sales forecasts and its stock traded at a certain, enormous multiple.

40.   Trading companies such as Marubeni Corp. and Nissho Iwai Corp. have pushed down the aggregate sales forecast.