1.   Analysts said investors are betting that subscriber growth for Piltel last month surpassed forecasts, suggesting higher earnings for the year.

2.   Another mainframe maker, Unisys Corp., also reported better-than-expected second-quarter earnings, surpassing forecasts by a wide margin.

3.   Authorities have been concerned about inflation because consumer-price growth has been surpassing government forecasts this year.

4.   Companies generally have been surpassing forecasts.

5.   Shares of cellular phone operator Pilipino Telephone Co. surged to a record high as investors bet that subscriber growth last month surpassed forecasts.

6.   The interim earnings easily surpassed market forecasts.

7.   The loss surpassed a forecast by Gemina in November.

8.   The problem for the stock market is that while more companies are surpassing forecasts, earnings growth is slowing.

9.   The results surpass Wall Street forecasts.

10.   They insist the demand for their products in Latin America has surpassed company forecasts.