Example sentences of "[adv prt] on the same " in BNC.
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| 1 | Total sales for the first two months of 1991 at 287,876 were nearly 23 per cent down on the same period in 1990 . |
| 2 | In the six months to the end of July the group made a profit of £1.18million — 4.4 per cent down on the same period last year . |
| 3 | The judge 's decision was handed down on the same day that Exxon announced that first-quarter profits for 1991 had leapt 75% over the same period last year , to $2.24 billion . |
| 4 | March sales at 143,115 were 15.2 p.c. down on the same period a year ago , with Rover showing an alarming 45 p.c. slide . |
| 5 | Further down on the same side are the remains of Foxholes Side Lock , which served Foxholes Basin , now filled in. the banks hereabouts are in a poor state of repair and restoration has been in progress between here and the m62 Trans-Pennine Motorway bridge . |
| 6 | The revenues of both companies were well down on the same month in 1991 , showing a large proportion of their sales coming form the cheaper ranges . |
| 7 | The cost accounts will therefore be closed down on the same date . |
| 8 | Sexual offences are down on the same period last year by 31pc . |
| 9 | It is easy to become disheartened if the dace fail to respond after an hour or so , but stick at it , keeping the feed going in on the same line . |
| 10 | The new Cabinet , sworn in on the same day , contained no members from Fujimori 's politically inexperienced Change 90 ( Cambio 90 ) movement . |
| 11 | The Portuguese , Greek and Italians are in on the same thing too . |
| 12 | Farther along on the same side is the tower house of the 13C and still farther along there is a good market hall of 1895–8 by J. Fialka , the original iron struts of which may be seen through the modern ceiling . |
| 13 | Even as he spoke , a similar glow appeared at a window farther along on the same floor . |
| 14 | For non-PEPs , Gartmore will credit the trust purchase as soon as the share price is known , while M&G and Save & Prosper will normally put it through on the same or the next business day . |
| 15 | ‘ I am sure it was my accounts of my experiences which set her off on the same route . |
| 16 | Ordinarily the referee and judge remain on opposite sides of the contestants but sometimes , for example when the latter are circling each other , both end up on the same side . |
| 17 | Despite the fall in September sales , the figures produced by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders show that total sales in the first nine months , at 1,919,338 , are still 5 per cent up on the same period last year . |
| 18 | A good agency interviewer will look through it and pick up on the same gaps and discrepancies which will appear to the job interviewer but will not be looking with any one particular job in mind . |
| 19 | Fun arises when members of both teams end up on the same leaf . |
| 20 | The directors added that they had done so because ‘ this is the basis adopted in the accounts of the overseas subsidiaries ’ , and that the group accounts should be drawn up on the same basis in order to show a true and fair view . |
| 21 | This man and my father had joined up on the same day , they went to the same school , played football together , both courted my mother and both fell in love with her — and she ended up marrying them both . |
| 22 | And he believes that it is precisely because black footballers know of each other 's natural ability , that they are able to construct the most intricate and seemingly planned movements without any preparation at all : ‘ They 've got the receivers built into their heads and can pick each other up on the same wavelength . ’ |
| 23 | With everyone that counts stacking up on the same side , only an optimist would fight for honesty . |
| 24 | In Britain , around £1.2 billion ( $1.9 billion ) is likely to be raised through IPOs in the second quarter , well up on the same period in 1992 . |
| 25 | I set up on the same spot as in the previous summer , but this time my luck was different . |
| 26 | Runners and spinnaker sheets and guys double up on the same winches by using sheet jammers and , while this might be fine for a highly tuned crew , a less well-trained outfit might find it demanding . |
| 27 | As it is , we are up on the same period last year , but sales through the till are down by nearly 8% . ’ |
| 28 | Sheep slaughterings continue to rise and at almost 49,000 head were a third up on the same month last year . |
| 29 | you just like the idea of bacon cooking you picked up on the same idea . |
| 30 | Figures released at yesterday 's meeting of the station 's Local Community Liaison Council show that so far this year more than 8,000 visitors have visited the station , 70pc up on the same period last year . |