Example sentences of "in the [adj] months " in BNC.
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1 | In the final months of his life Atwater expressed remorse for some of the methods which he had employed during his career . |
2 | Forced March To Freedom ( Ryerson Press , 100pp , illus , sbk , $12.95 ) by Robert Buckman is the Author 's story of PoWs of Stalag Luft III and their two forced marches across Germany in the final months of World War Two . |
3 | He had a scouting role with Manchester City in the final months of the season . |
4 | In the sixteen months between Britain 's application and its rejection by de Gaulle , a body of opinion was created in Whitehall and amongst the electorate that looked forward to Britain becoming more closely linked to Europe for a variety of reasons ; one of which was to reduce America 's dominance in the West 's military affairs . |
5 | More than 2,700 children went through the paediatrics department at Middlesbrough General in the five months she was there . |
6 | She would ‘ have to make a very special effort ’ to build the links with other professionals — GPs , the police , consultants and others on which she had barely had time to start in the five months she was there . |
7 | He admitted that mistakes had been made in the five months since he personally took over the government , especially in the slow pace of privatisation . |
8 | Mr Yeltsin admitted that mistakes had been made in the five months since he personally took over the government , especially in the very slow pace of privatisation . |
9 | Proteus International , specialists in computer aided molecular modelling and drug design , announced a loss of £1.27m for the six months ended 30 September 1991 , compared with losses of £520000 in the five months to 30 September 1990 . |
10 | Despite a slight drop in new construction orders in May , compared with April , there has been an overall nationwide upward tend in the five months since last December , according to the latest figures prepared exclusively for Chartered Builder by Bournemouth based Glenigan Limited . |
11 | He said that in the five months to the end of January , the group had sold 223 houses — only two more than at that stage in the previous 12 months . |
12 | Ms Capaldi said a considerable amount of work on data had been carried out in the five months since the report was published . |
13 | In the five months of the review Mr Heseltine has been unable to come up with , as Labour pointed out , a single extra tonne of coal in terms of orders . |
14 | The volume of exports in the four months to November was up 4 per cent on the previous four months , while imports rose 1 per cent . |
15 | IN the four months since Mr Major emerged from negotiations in the Dutch town of Maastricht , his main rivals among the European Community 's leaders have been embarrassed by their electorates . |
16 | The introduction of the ‘ Saucepan Special ’ radio set has already been commented on : in the four months following its introduction in 1949 , one thousand such sets had been sold . |
17 | In the four months that have elapsed since we asked for your help in the aftermath of the Jason Donovan libel case , we have been overwhelmed by the show of goodwill and support from friends of THE FACE around the world . |
18 | In the four months following the emperor 's departure , Charles 's military moves are unknown . |
19 | In Sewell 's time the course of instruction , lasting generally for two sessions of nine months each , was given in the cooler months of the year , the brief viva voce examinations qualifying for entry to the Royal College 's diploma examinations being held in the unsuitable surroundings of the Freemasons ' tavern . |
20 | With transatlantic disputes over steel and public procurement policy unresolved and threats of a new row in the civilian aircraft sector , Mr Clinton 's speech to Congress gave few clear signs of how EC-US relations would evolve in the critical months ahead . |
21 | Out of pre-tax profits that rose £175,000 to £19.25m in the six months to July , some £6.7m could be described as exceptional if not extraordinary . |
22 | Outlook page 25 Profits up : Pre-tax profits at Tootal rose £175,000 to £19.25m in the six months to July ahead of next week 's MMC report on Coats Viyella 's £395m bid . |
23 | Interim pre-tax profits rose by an estimated 10 per cent to £17m in the six months to 1 October . |
24 | Pre-tax profits in the six months to end July soared 43 per cent to £19.4m , with the help of £1.3m of property sales . |
25 | In the six months to 30 June profit before tax was £3.7m , up from £3.2m , compared with analysts ' forecasts of about £4.5m . |
26 | With no volume gains and falling prices , like-for-like sales in shoes fell back by 1.5 per cent in the six months to 31 July . |
27 | This page and Outlook , page 27 Sears slows : Pre-tax profits at Sears , the retailing group , slumped by 10 per cent to £91.7m in the six months to 31 July as high street spending waned . |
28 | Outlook , page 27 Profits up : Pre-tax profits at Harrisons and Crosfield advanced 8 per cent to £65.2m , and there was a similar rise in earnings to 7p in the six months to 30 June . |
29 | PRE-TAX profits at Sears , the Selfridges , Dolcis and Olympus retailing group , slumped by 10 per cent from £102.3m to £91.7m in the six months to 31 July as high street spending waned . |
30 | ETAM , the fashion retailer , saw its profits before property income rise by 10.3 per cent to £6.3m in the six months to 12 August . |