Example sentences of "[prep] [noun] [adv] [noun] to [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The citizens of Amiens , for example , are engaged in a tireless battle to make their city a compulsory stop on the new line , a phenomenon which must be incomprehensible to the inhabitants of Kent and parts of Belgium where opposition to Channel Tunnel rail links is fierce . |
| 2 | Blyton Lad did n't get the best of runs when runner-up to Hamas in a Listed race at Newmarket three weeks ago , but is more effective over the minimum trip on a stiff track . |
| 3 | It seems almost like the beginning of time when visitors to Welford Road first saw dear old Dusty tee up the ball , meticulously pace his couple of steps back and sideways , pause , take a deep breath , glance at the target and then , slick as clockwork , sidle up and caress the ball between the posts . |
| 4 | The only ones to see growth were Gestetner with turnover up 4% to £898 and De La Rue up 12% to £415 . |
| 5 | Unlike the many victims of the personal computer price war , London-based manufacturer Viglen Ltd is thriving , with turnover up 43% to £54m because of what it describes as its emphasis on customer support . |
| 6 | The weakest performers were Pegasus Group with turnover down 35% to £9m and BBB Design where revenues fell 34% to £2m . |
| 7 | Food retailers lost ground after cautious broker forecasts , with Sainsbury down 9p to 506p , Kwik Save 41p lower at 801p and Argyll down 10p at 343p . |
| 8 | The food retailers were also weaker , with Sainsbury down 13p to 529p , and M&S falling 5p to 328p . |
| 9 | Other pharmaceuticals were mixed on the news , with Glaxo up 2p to 599p and Smith Kline Beecham 2p off at 414p . |
| 10 | However , young children 's ability to develop language is extremely robust , and unless there are additional cognitive or emotional problems , children learn the language of their community even under conditions where exposure to adult input seems to be remarkably impoverished . |
| 11 | But trade war fears continued to undermine brewers with Guinness down 6p to 510p . |
| 12 | Results from its international drinks business IDV provide rather more cheer , with profits up 12% to £509m , while its retailing division had a mixed performance . |
| 13 | Wellcome 's leading drug Zovirax , used in the treatment of herpes , continued to perform well with sales ahead 17pc to £369m . |
| 14 | This has been the problem confronting the Catholic hierarchy in countries where devotion to shrines and alleged miracles have got a little out of hand . |
| 15 | Nuclear industry employees who work in areas where exposure to radiation is possible are given film badges to monitor their exposure to external penetrating ionising radiation . |
| 16 | Yorkshire Electricity , which also wanted to ‘ share the results of our good performance between our shareholders and our customers ' , reported first half profit before tax up 28% to £42.5m and announced a rebate for tariff customers of £5 each . |
| 17 | SoftImage Inc has reported first quarter net profit up 61.9% at $790,000 , on turnover up 81% to $4.8m . |
| 18 | Superconductor Technologies Inc has reported first quarter net losses of $207,000 down from losses of $656,000 last time , on turnover up 83% to $1.5m . |
| 19 | General Electric Co Inc saw first quarter net profit up 9.6% at $1,160m , after 475m gains from discontinued operations this time and $94m gains last time , on turnover up 4% to $12,900m . |
| 20 | Interphase Corp has reported first quarter net profit up 255.8% at $306,000 , on turnover up 20% to $11.1m . |
| 21 | General Instrument Corp has reported first quarter net profit of $11.4m , after $217,000 gains due to the cumulative effect of an accounting change , against losses of $28.3m last time , on turnover up 30% to $303.2m . |
| 22 | Symbol Technologies Inc saw fourth quarter net losses of $23.8m , after $34.9m restructuring charges , against profits of $5.9m last time , on sales down 1.5% at $82.6m ; net losses for the year to December 31 were $16.3m , after $40.9m restructuring charges and $744,000 gains from the cumulative effect of an accounting change , against profits of $22.8m last time , on turnover up 8% to $344.9m . |
| 23 | Protocol Systems Inc saw first quarter net profit up 55.2% at $799,066 , after $100,000 gains from the cumulative effect of an accounting change this time and $8,000 tax credits last time , on turnover up 24% to $8m . |
| 24 | Engraph Inc has reported first quarter net profit up 22.1% at $2.9m , on turnover up 9% to $62.5m . |
| 25 | US West Inc has reported first quarter net profit of $316.1m against losses of $1,476.1m last time , after $1,793.4m charges due to the cumulative effect of an accounting change last time , on turnover up 3% to $2,617m . |
| 26 | Peek Traffic 's operating profit rose 74% to £6.6m in the year on turnover up 56% to £54.1m ; Maud attributes some 15% of this increase to organic growth , with acquisitions providing the balance . |
| 27 | Proteon Inc has reported fourth quarter net profits down 88.5% at $252,000 , after $89,000 tax credits last time , on sales up 10.8% at $31.6m ; net profit for the year to December 31 was up 2.7% at $6.5m , after $274,000 tax credits last time , on turnover up 27% to $120.3m . |
| 28 | Wind River Systems Inc has reported first quarter net profit up 2,740% at $142,000 , on turnover up 40% to $6.5m . |
| 29 | On turnover up 7% to £718.7m ( out of total group turnover of £1.6bn ) , operating profits from books soared by 35% , from £59.7m to £80.4m ( out of total group operating profits of £155.6m ) . |
| 30 | Star Technologies Inc saw third quarter net losses of $222,000 down from losses of $960,000 last time , on turnover down 30.2% at $5.1m ; net losses for the nine months stood at $713,000 up from losses of $389,000 last time , on turnover down 36% to $16.7m . |