Example sentences of "[n mass] at [adj] prices " in BNC.
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| 1 | The development of this industry by 1981 ( costing £25000m at 1980 prices ) made a great impact on northern Scotland , a region of longstanding unemployment and depopulation . |
| 2 | Andy Parkes tells us how to get large fish at cheaper prices by growing them on . |
| 3 | The estimated government cost for Concorde in 1962 was 160m , but by 1982 it had soaked up over 1bn ( around 250m at 1962 prices ) . |
| 4 | They are in millions of US$ at retail prices . |
| 5 | Because the bulk of the work was supervised by the owner , the overall cost is difficult to assess , but a figure of £50,000 at 1979 prices probably represents the right order of expense . |
| 6 | The JCT also suggests that the form is generally suitable for contracts up to the value of £50,000 at 1981 prices , in other words , for projects which are relatively uncomplicated and small . |
| 7 | The report forecasts that the UK fast food market is set to continue growing through the 1990s at between 5% and 6% at constant prices , compared with 10% value growth in turnover during the mid-1980s . |
| 8 | ‘ There is no doubt that Charles has been offered major works at good prices ’ , says one dealer , ‘ because people wanted to see those works in his great collection ; artists have sold him paintings that they would not have sold to anyone else , and they feel betrayed . ’ |
| 9 | Organised guided tours for the uninitiated and the last minute promotion of the multiples section , where the less well-off will have the opportunity to acquire first-class signed works at rock-bottom prices , might suggest that it is . |
| 10 | They further suggest that the form is suitable where the contract period is not more than twelve months and the value of the work is not more than £250,000 at 1984 prices . |
| 11 | At the time , most observers believed that the real reason was that the BBC had been unable to persuade the newly-elected Conservative government to contribute towards the cost of setting up ( about £3million at 1977 prices ) or running a dedicated traffic service . |
| 12 | It is now a matter of history that — notwithstanding an outlay of £150million at current prices on research and development and prototype trains — the technical potential of the train was never achieved and in 1983 the entire project was abandoned . |