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  1. Carlos
    Spanish Las mediciones se habían calculado con precisión antes de la reunión, o al menos eso insistía el analista.

    The measurements had been calculated accurately before the meeting, or so the analyst insisted.

  2. Sofía
    Spanish No obstante, nuestra auditoría reciente reveló que varias cifras no eran estrictamente precisas.

    However, our recent check showed that several numbers were not exactly correct.

  3. Carlos
    Spanish Eso es preocupante, sobre todo dado cuánto depende la inversión de estas proyecciones.

    That's worrying, especially given how much the investment depends on these projections.

  4. Sofía
    Spanish Finalmente ajustaron su estrategia tras los reveses iniciales, que habían sido considerables.

    They finally adjusted their strategy after the initial setbacks, which had been considerable.

  5. Carlos
    Spanish Podría argumentarse que el equipo había multiplicado sus recursos de manera demasiado agresiva para el nuevo proyecto.

    One could argue that the team had multiplied its resources too aggressively for the new project.

  6. Sofía
    Spanish En efecto, una expansión sin datos suficientes tiende a producir resultados imprevisibles.

    Indeed, an expansion without enough data tends to produce unpredictable results.

  7. Carlos
    Spanish Yo propondría que recalculemos la totalidad del pronóstico empleando un modelo más conservador.

    I would suggest we recalculate the whole forecast using a more conservative model.

  8. Sofía
    Spanish Ese enfoque podría exigirnos modificar varios supuestos fundamentales.

    That approach might require us to change several basic assumptions.

  9. Carlos
    Spanish Tales modificaciones, aunque tediosas, mejorarían significativamente la exactitud de nuestras estimaciones.

    Such modifications, though tedious, would significantly improve the accuracy of our estimates.

  10. Sofía
    Spanish Además, establecería una mayor confianza entre los inversores.

    It would also build greater confidence among investors.

  11. Carlos
    Spanish ¿Deberíamos presentar estas revisiones en la junta trimestral, o esperar hasta la próxima fase?

    Should we present these revisions at the quarterly board meeting, or wait until the next phase?

  12. Sofía
    Spanish Cuanto antes, mejor. Un retraso podría socavar la propuesta por completo.

    The sooner, the better. A delay could undermine the proposal completely.

  13. Carlos
    Spanish De acuerdo. Debemos demostrar que nuestros ajustes son a la vez deliberados y bien fundados.

    I agree. We must show that our adjustments are both deliberate and well founded.

  14. Sofía
    Spanish En última instancia, la precisión en el cálculo construye la credibilidad que nuestro departamento genuinamente requiere.

    Ultimately, accuracy in calculation builds the credibility our department really needs.

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