Example sentences of "[verb] sales " in BNC.
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| 1 | If we want sales to be six-dimensional , instead of making up a six-dimensional cube we attach six different labels to each item and store it in the database once . |
| 2 | Perhaps the equipment is inadequate to reach the target : for example salesmen may need sales training for the new product line . |
| 3 | Pronto is erm an area of the store where we sell our occasional furniture and erm small priced coffee tables , hi-fi units the occasional furniture that may go erm whereas up until a couple of years ago we use to display this product around the showroom floor part of the new concept stores was that we actually set the same section in the showroom which is very much like a a shelving system whereby the stock actually sits on the shelves , the customer walks in and it 's an easy easy purchase straight off the trolley erm very much like the supermarket operation so it 's the lower priced good value occasional type furniture the cash and carry the kind of things that you do n't need sales assistants for the kind of bookcase that you would put in your children 's bedroom that kind of thing . |
| 4 | A strong gatekeeper role will limit sales access to influencers and decision takers in the way laid down by company policy , and it may not be until that policy is changed that an individual supplier may be permitted sales access to present his wares . |
| 5 | As Federation secretary she was much involved in arranging Saturday lectures , concerts , jumble sales , theatre visits and suchlike for the branches : ‘ these would probably be arranged by the Federation officials without me , but perhaps not on so large a scale ’ . |
| 6 | Mary Douglas of Ulva in a closed circulation document states : ‘ They ( teachers ) may be required to arrange all the usual functions such as whist drives , jumble sales , Hallowe'en and Christmas parties , run the public meeting , act as polling officer , sign pension and unemployment forms , give references and even witness wills . ’ |
| 7 | At events such as fayres and jumble sales things become very hectic and there can be fairly large sums of cash floating around . |
| 8 | All that money was painstakingly raised by the local parties , through car boot and jumble sales , etc. , and personal contributions from members and supporters . |
| 9 | There were , as well , jumble sales , and stories are told of men 's silk hats mysteriously and miraculously transformed into stylish ladies ' bonnets , and of feather mattresses disintegrating , to the great discomfort of those transporting them . |
| 10 | Now is the time to take rubbish to the dump , to give things away to charity shops and jumble sales . |
| 11 | There is a lively church and chapel community , based around St Peter 's church and St Mary 's Methodist chapel , and the church rooms , school hall , Methodist school room and the recently renovated British Legion hall , play host to numerous activities including social evenings , jumble sales , whist drives , bingo nights , antiques fairs , coffee afternoons and the like . |
| 12 | It is wealthy and owns numerous buildings , often made use of by other organisations ( for instance for meetings , jumble sales or offices ) . |
| 13 | She was paid a few shillings to cover funerals , weddings and jumble sales at weekends . |
| 14 | Jumble sales are my passion , and I was amazed to hear that my friend had never been to one . |
| 15 | Evergreen are taking advantage of the many tons of rubbish , until recently just dumped , that come from spinning and knitting factories , jumble sales and charity shops . |
| 16 | Other weekends may be taken up with Clarissa 's dog shows or fund-raising flag days and jumble sales . |
| 17 | DAVID JAMES SMITH began his journalistic career writing about flower shows and jumble sales in Pinner for the Harrow Observer . |
| 18 | Erm jumble sales have always been popular in . |
| 19 | And I know I mean er people who just went round jumble sales erm to try and get clothing for themselves |
| 20 | In the appeal 's first year , locals , family and friends raised money from marathons , sponsored walks , swims and jumble sales . |
| 21 | They rely on buying their sickles from antique shops and jumble sales . |
| 22 | Charity shops and jumble sales are grateful for spare clothing or household items , providing they are in reasonable condition . |
| 23 | Organisers would like local people to hold events like coffee mornings and jumble sales on behalf of the appeal . |
| 24 | Suppose now that the government levies an ad valorem sales tax on all sales ( to final and intermediate users ) of the good X. This would clearly provide an incentive for transactions in the X good to be internal to the industry ( vertical integration ) rather than market sales , but to the extent that this does not happen , the after-tax prices q x , q y are given by . |
| 25 | BRITAIN is set for another clash with Brussels after the European Commission unveiled yesterday a £600 million plan to increase sales of a new generation of wide-screen televisions , mainly made in France and Holland . |
| 26 | Your response and attitude can help to increase sales — or have the opposite effect . |
| 27 | If you were selling the following items , what additional items would you recommend to the customer , in order to increase sales ? |
| 28 | To increase sales |
| 29 | The aim is not only to increase sales of these products , but also to encourage customers to buy other goods at the same time . |
| 30 | The new engine plants represents GM 's single biggest investment in the UK and is seen as a huge vote of confidence in Vauxhall , which continues to increase sales and avoid short-time working despite the recession . |