the first quarter

基本解释

A recent study by McAfee of “SQL injections”, a technique used to penetrate databases, showed that around half of the reported attacks in the first quarter of 2011 originated from China.
迈克菲最近的一份针对”SQL注入”（一种入侵数据库的技术）的研究中指出，2011年第一季度，大约半数的所被报告的攻击源自中国。
Their shares now trade at discounts of over 45% to the net asset values booked in the first quarter, suggesting deep scepticism that these investments are still worth what was paid for them.
他们的股票现在的交易价格已经是在第一季度账面资产净值上打折超过45%还多。这已经产生了对这项投资是否还能值并购成本的怀疑。
Hence, the merchandiser may fail to meet its profitability forecast in the first quarter of 2003.
这样可能达不到其在2003年第一季度的盈利预报中所预测的数字。
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Footwear sales rose by about 10 percent in the first quarter of this year, with exports to several markets, including China,up.
But just released EU statistics show the economy plummeted nearly ten percent in the first quarter of 2009, compared to the previous three months.
"And as it turns out, most people do that planning in the first quarter.

Profits from the unit were down 33% from the first quarter and 21% from last year.
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