lower than expected 意味

• {形} : <→LOWER-THAN-EXPECTED>
  

例文

1. however , although logging and forest management were conducted to recover the cost of the investment , the earnings were lower than expected because the area ' s geographical features and vegetation meant that there was a lack of wood with a high market value , and inadequate access roads meant that there was a dependence on high-cost rafting to transport the wood .
   ところが、投資経費を回収するために伐採と施業を行っても、その収益は地形上・植生上から市場価値の高い材木が少なく、搬出も道路が未整備であることから、コストの高い筏流しに頼らざるを得ず、予想より低いものであった。