Example sentences of "[noun pl] [verb] from [n mass] [adj] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Compared with the first five months of 1990 , exports dropped from $3,050 million to $1,460 million , and imports from US$4,110 million to US$1,590 million . |
| 2 | However , while worldwide general losses rose from £58 million to £110 million , the UK motor and domestic insurance business increased profits from £2 million to £33 million . |
| 3 | Losses on reinsurance business doubled to £79 million , the estate agencies suffered a drop in revenue from £121 million to £104 million and losses rose from £19 million to £33 million . |
| 4 | Meanwhile farm groups say that the drought will cost tens of thousands of jobs , and economic losses ranging from $580 million to $4 billion . |
| 5 | Data General 's annual revenues dipped from $1.36 billion to $1.31 billion , and net losses deteriorated from $15.5 million to $120 million , reflecting a restructuring charge of $80 million . |
| 6 | Under the weight of a barrage of provisions , pre-tax losses mushroomed from £16.1 million to £112.4 million in the 12 months to December . |
| 7 | In the UK , losses fell from £367 million to only £50 million . |
| 8 | However , unpaid arrears owed to international institutions such as the International Monetary Fund ( IMF ) , the World Bank , and the Inter-American Development Bank ( IDB ) remained a serious problem , total arrears increasing from $11,000 million to $30,000 million in 1990 , of which nearly one-quarter was accounted for by Brazil , the region 's largest foreign debtor [ for April 1991 renegotiation of Brazil 's foreign debt see p. 38143 ] . |
| 9 | Most of the bad debts fell on the UK branch business , where losses jumped from £66 million to £140 million last year . |
| 10 | Between 1981/2 and 1988/9 real expenditure ( taking inflation into account ) on income-related benefits for lone parents rose from £1.4 billion to £3.2 billion ( DSS , 1990a ) . |
| 11 | The group 's cash balances shrank from £77 million to £36.5 million , and a token final dividend of 1p slashes the total to 3p , from 10.25p in 1991 . |
| 12 | Prime 's third quarter revenues dropped from $391 million to $358 million , while a profit of $12 million turned into a $105 million loss . |
| 13 | But total provisions for loans and advances climbed from £229 million to £374 million , of which £330 million was on residential property . |
| 14 | Data General 's annual revenues dipped from $1.36 billion to $1.31 billion , and net losses deteriorated from $15.5 million to $120 million , reflecting a restructuring charge of $80 million . |
| 15 | Net provisions dived from £38.7 million to just £6.8 million , reflecting Kleinwort 's decision to get to grips with doubtful loans . |
| 16 | In private banking , net provisions jumped from £1.6 million to £4.8 million , said to be due principally to unpaid mortgages . |
| 17 | On the day the arbitrage position is established , the price of FT-SE 100 futures rises from £53 000 to £53 500 . |
| 18 | In the US , profits rose from £3 million to £24 million , despite further heavy losses on hurricane insurance . |
| 19 | He became Chairman seven years later ; under his chairmanship profits rose from £1 million to £60 million , making him by far the most successful businessman in the East Riding . |
| 20 | Pre-tax profits slumped from £25.0 million to £8.1 million in the 12 months to December . |
| 21 | Profits slumped from £109 million to £38 million in the six months to last March . |
| 22 | And though fine-paper profits drooped from £14.2 million to £13 million , they rose at Donald Murray Paper , in Glasgow , which remains ‘ the biggest and best of our British companies within the fine-paper group ’ . |
| 23 | HSBC 's pre-tax profits rocketed from £880 million to £1.71 billion in 1992 . |
| 24 | Pre-tax profits soared from £27.9 million to £46.3 million in the year to December , following a loss of £68.0 million in 1990 . |
| 25 | Pre-tax profits soared from £21.4 million to almost £32 million and the company joined Iceland Frozen Foods yesterday in announcing turnover that topped £1 billion for the first time , jumping from £920 million to £1.05 billion . |
| 26 | However , there was strong growth in merchant banking and securities dealing , where profits surged from £24.7 million to £38.0 million in the year . |
| 27 | IMI 's chairman , Sir Eric Pountain , said the fluid-power business , whose profits fell from £22.2 million to £16.9 million , had been hit by the engineering downturn . |
| 28 | On a current-cost accounting basis , BG 's pre-tax profits fell from £1.5 billion to £1.2 billion , before allowance of £320 million for exceptional charges , including the additional 3,200 job lay-offs announced yesterday . |
| 29 | The only division to show a fall-off in profits has been the foods ingredients where profits fell from £10.8 million to £9.1 million because of difficulties in the bread market and the temporary impact of the closure of the Gainsborough plant . |
| 30 | Kingfisher has estimated that its own pre-tax profits fell from £228 million to £210 million in the year to the end of January , hit by a £26 million property write-down . |