Example sentences of "by [art] quarter to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Dividends are up by a quarter to 11.4p , after a final of 7½p payable on May 27 , with earnings growing in line to 54½p . |
| 2 | RATHBONE Brothers , the asset management and private banking group , is celebrating its 250th anniversary by lifting the payout to shareholders by a quarter to 10p , with a 7½p final dividend on July 1 , on the back of record 1991 profits . |
| 3 | With demand reflecting the financial pressures affecting all major airlines and defence cutbacks , profits in the aerospace division fell by a quarter to £18.2m . |
| 4 | ‘ By a quarter to six , ’ the Yorkshire Post reported , ‘ it was practically impossible to distinguish players in midfield ’ and the teams were like ‘ moving figures in shadowland ’ . |
| 5 | It also tightened its grip on dealers : the number using it rose by a quarter to 304 , more than 75 per cent of all Ford main dealers . |
| 6 | Half-year profits rose by a quarter to £8.2 million , despite the slump . |
| 7 | That joint 's got to go on by a quarter to , or goodness knows what time dinner will be ready . ’ |
| 8 | By a quarter to five Kathleen was having serious doubts about her sanity . |
| 9 | The oil and gas equipment contributed almost 50 per cent more at £30.6 million , but paper-pulp equipment making fell by a quarter to £20.4 million . |
| 10 | FORMER Chancellor Lord Lawson has sold his luxury home after reducing the price by a quarter to £239,000 and waiting two years for a buyer . |