| 11. | That means more companies think business conditions are worsening than improving.
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| 12. | The first column gives the respondents'assessment of business conditions in May.
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| 13. | For several years, the industry has faced difficult business conditions requiring increased efficiencies.
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| 14. | Managers of small businesses and service companies responded that business conditions remained poor.
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| 15. | The purchasing managers expect no major slowdown in business conditions later this year.
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| 16. | These matters were further complicated by tightening business conditions in those two years.
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| 17. | Mergers and acquisitions also help improve business conditions in some cases.
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| 18. | Some 82 percent think the Games will help local business conditions.
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| 19. | The plans would be subject to change depending on business conditions.
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| 20. | Winter floods in 1964 caused a further decline in business conditions.
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