Example sentences of "[noun pl] [adv prt] [n mass] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Worldwide underwriting losses in Q3 down from $131m to $124.9m — despite losses on Hurricane Andrew' — produced deficit at the nine months down $71.4m from $419.9m ( representing 17.2% of premiums ) to $348.5m ( 13.3% of premiums ) . |
| 2 | Worldwide underwriting losses down 20% from $162.2m ( representing 20.8% of premiums ) to $129.6m ( 15.2% of premiums ) |
| 3 | Rabbit has been trading at a loss — last year , net losses amounted to $2.6m , down from $3.3m losses in the previous year , on revenues down 20% at just under $7m ; for the first quarter of this year , losses were reduced to $248,000 , from $800,000 , on sales down 13% at $1.6m . |
| 4 | Paris-based software and computer services company Generale de Service Informatique SA , or GSI , as it is better known , reported 1992 revenues up 8% to the equivalent of $460m , a rate of increase only half of that registered that year . |
| 5 | A source within Hewlett-Packard UK claimed that its first quarter 700 Series workstation figures showed revenues up 120% over the same period last year . |
| 6 | Overseas , where the high yen threatens to be most damaging , Keyence is booming , with exports up 30% in the year to March . |
| 7 | Conglomerate Hanson , strongly dependent on recovery in the US market , is unlikely to impress with year-end figures down 17% to £1.09bn. , with the dividend rise for the year put at 1% to 11.1p . |
| 8 | The interim dividend is raised to 2.35p , from 2.14p net a share , covered by earnings up 0.75p to 4.97p . |
| 9 | Alpnet Inc has turned in fourth quarter net profits down 11% at $73,000 , on turnover that fell 7.7% at $4.8m ; net losses for the year to December 31 stood at $613,000 , after $261,000 restructuring charges , against profits of $378,000 last time , on turnover that fell 14.7% to $19.7m . |
| 10 | For the half year to September , Merrydown reported profits down 19% to £760,000 reflecting strong competition . |
| 11 | AST Research Inc has reported third quarter net profits down 34% at $11.0m on turnover that soared 53.3% at $370.2m ; nine-month net profit fell 33.3% at $33.3m on turnover that climbed 84.6% at $1,002.9m ; net earnings per share fell 34% to $0.35 in the quarter , 33% to $1.05 in the nine months . |
| 12 | Iomega Corp saw fourth quarter net profits down 99% at $41,000 , on turnover down 4.8% at $37.5m ; net profit for the year to December 31 was down 62.1% at $139.2m , on turnover up 1.9% to $139.2m . |
| 13 | FileNet Corp has reported first quarter net profits down 90% at $200,000 on turnover flat at $34.7m ; net earnings per share declined by 89% to $0.2 . |
| 14 | Siliconix Inc has reported fourth quarter net profits down 17% at $2m , after $1.7m restructuring charges this time and $675,000 last time , as well as $1.7m extraordinary credits and $2.4m gains from the cumulative effect of an accounting change last time , on turnover down 1.7% at $41m ; net profit for the year to December 31 was up 3,242% at $4.6m , after $950,000 restructuring charges , $2.2m extraordinary credits and $2.4m gains from the cumulative effect of an accounting change last time , on turnover that rose 11.4% to $156.2m . |
| 15 | Brooktree Corp has reported second quarter net profits down 28% at $2.9m , after $900,000 gains from the sale of technology , on turnover up 20.8% at $26.8m ; mid-term net fell 19.7% to $5.6m , on turnover up 20.2% at $51m . |
| 16 | Data Switch Corp has reported fourth quarter net profits down 74% at $233,000 , on turnover down 36.3% at $18.6m ; net losses for the year to December 31 stood at $1m down from losses of $32.4m last time , after $425,000 extraordinary gains last time , on turnover that fell 18.4% to $84m . |
| 17 | However , Sir Denys ' performance failed to convince , with profits down 10pc at £843m . |
| 18 | Among those lowered were Land Securities down 6p to 516p ; Rosehaugh 21p to 534p and Speyhawk 16p to 299p . |
| 19 | Diploma Plc , holding company for a portfolio of electronic and construction products businesses , reporting pre-tax profits up 225% at £8.1m , says that industry may be broadly much weaker following a long and debilitating recession , but Diploma has maintained a good level of investment in people as well as plant , and has generally considered the recent years as an opportunity . |
| 20 | QVC Network Inc has reported fourth quarter net profits up 109% at $18.9m , after $1.1m losses from payment of debt this time and $868,000 last time , on turnover up 21.4% at $341.8m ; net profit for the year to January 31 was up 180.7% at $55.1m , after $1.5m losses from payment of debt this time and $2.1m last time , on turnover that rose 16.1% to $1,070.6m . |
| 21 | Seeq Technology Inc has reported second quarter net profits up 209% at $482,000 , on turnover down 10.8% at $8.9m ; mid-term net amounted to $587,000 against losses of $6m last time , after $6.2m pre-tax restructuring charges last time , on turnover down 14.9% at $17.6m . |
| 22 | As mentioned , GTI turned in pre-tax profits up 104% to £8.1m , while sales grew 37% to £60.9m . |
| 23 | Teleglobe Inc saw fourth quarter net profits up 50% at $14.1m , on turnover up 11% at $111.9m ; net losses for the year to December 31 stood at $39.7m , after $71.5m charges related to restructuring and the write-down of assets , against profits of $20.2m , on turnover that rose 11.6% to $383.2m . |
| 24 | A supplier of accounting software and related products for personal computers , Sage saw pre-tax profits up 24% to £5.4m , while turnover rose 44.8% to £21m . |
| 25 | Standard Microsystems Inc saw fourth quarter net profits up 63% at $4.7m , on turnover up 19.4% at $69.1m ; net profit for the year to February 28 was up 2,561.8% at $15.8m , on turnover that rose 88.7% to $250.5m . |
| 26 | Storage Technology Corp has reported first quarter net profits up 271% at $46.4m after a $40m gain from a change in accounting for tax , on turnover flat at $333.4m . |
| 27 | Informix Corp had a good one , reporting fourth quarter net profits up 166% at $22.2m on turnover that rose 78.5% at $96.0m . |
| 28 | California Amplifier Inc has reported fourth quarter net profits up 34% at $840,000 , on turnover up 50.2% at $10.4m ; net profit for the year to February 27 was up 92.9% at $3.1m , on turnover that rose 73.4% to $35.8m . |
| 29 | Demonstrating what a simple change at the top can achieve , Compaq Computer Corp , which had sales of $3,200m last year and had been heading back towards the $2,000m mark under the previous regime , last week announced that it had made it through the $4,000m sales barrier for 1992 , with profits up 34% in the most recent quarter . |
| 30 | Results from its international drinks business IDV provide rather more cheer , with profits up 12% to £509m , while its retailing division had a mixed performance . |