Example sentences of "to [n mass] [adj] [prep] the same " in BNC.
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| 1 | The cost of a larger scheme might be reduced from £58 million to £48 million by the same technique . |
| 2 | Those on investments in OPEC increased from $2.6 billion to $6.1 billion over the same period . |
| 3 | The dismal figures of a net loss of $7.7 million for the nine months ended September 1992 , compared to $5.4 million for the same period last year , and a net loss of $13.2 million for the third quarter with a loss per share of $0.25 ( compared to $0.22 per share last third quarter ) were almost obscured by the announcement that the company will be raising its buyer 's premium from 10% to 15% as from January 1993 . |
| 4 | Pre-tax profits are £1.1 million , compared to £2.2 million for the same period last year , a drop of 48.5% . |
| 5 | Germany 's 12-month trade surplus fell to $11.9 billion in February ; its current-account deficit narrowed to $17.3 billion in the same period . |
| 6 | Germany 's visible-trade surplus widened to $12.5 billion in the 12 months to January ; its current-account deficit narrowed to $14.2 billion in the same period . |
| 7 | Exports were projected to rise by 76 per cent over the five years , from $388,000,000 in 1987/88 to $681,000,000 in 1992/93 , with imports rising 22 per cent to $1,450 million over the same period . |