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1 The couple have now moved on to the more complicated use of silks , and subjects have varied from masterpieces such as The Old Mill and The Haywain to a girl skating on a lake and a Victorian winter scene .
2 The resources available for safety have increased from £140 million to about £200 million for the current year , and are likely to continue at at least that level .
3 Since 1983 , the company 's revenues have climbed from $1.6 billion to $2.5 billion in 1989 , and profits have tripled to $242m .
4 Average annual earnings have risen from £15,686 two years ago to about £18,000 today — the best ratio of earnings to house prices since the early Eighties , the Halifax Building Society claims .
5 The shareholders in Velcro have received no dividends in 1989 and 1990 , despite the fact that pre-tax earnings have grown from $6.3 million in 1988 to $9.4 million in 1990 , and the company is awash in liquidity with marketable securities as of 30 September 1990 worth slightly less than $50 million .
6 Although Brazil is wallowing in stagflation , Brazilian exports to its partners have risen from $1.3 billion in 1989 to $1.1 billion in 1992 , while imports were unchanged at $1.2 billion .
7 Total outstanding loans have fallen from $15.8 billion to $14 billion .
8 In America , bottled-water sales have grown from $1.2 billion in 1983 to $2.6 billion in 1989 .
9 To the delight of the animal rights movement , Britain 's trade in real fur is in drastic decline , with manufacturing figures issued by the DTI showing that sales have plummeted from £56 million in 1986 to £11 million last year .
10 Under Mr Welch 's stewardship sales have increased from $26.8 billion in 1980 , the year before he took over , to $58.4 billion in 1990 , an annual growth rate of over 8% and a third better than inflation .
11 Pre-tax profits have grown from £2.27 million in 1990 to £8.24 million in the year to last April .
12 In Wales the total investment grant payments have increased from £12.2 million in 1979/80 to £21.5 million in 1982/83 .
13 The article states : ’ estimates of the project 's cost have escalated from £457 million to £1.4 billion ’ — the figure mentioned by my hon. Friend — and that it is possible that the scheme will not go ahead .
14 It is clear from the table that exports of goods and services have grown from £53 billion in 1977 to £159 billion in 1987 ( with a similar growth in imports ) , i.e. 11 per cent growth each year on average .
15 Even more encouraging is the performance of Scotland 's other food and drink exporters whose exports have increased from £224.7 million last year to £278.9 million this year , a rise of 24% .
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