Example sentences of "[n mass] on new [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Overall , the company will invest $1,600m on new plants and equipment this year , while expanding its US-based manufacturing workforce by about 18% . |
| 2 | Our recent data on new mothers ' knowledge of these tests suggests that ignorance is widespread . |
| 3 | These included an extensive exchange of technical data on new weapons systems , exchange of information on the mobilization of military units , and a ban on military activities involving more than 400,000 troops or 900 tanks more than once every two years . |
| 4 | They have spent £4.5m on new players since multi-millionaire Lionel Pickering took over as chairman . |
| 5 | In 1896 , for example , the year in which Radnor Park Congregational Chapel in Folkestone spent £7,000 and Albion Church in Ashton-under-Lyne spent £50,000 on new buildings , Congregationalists at Rothbury in Northumberland built a new chapel for £1,400 but they were fortunate in having the land given them by Lord Armstrong , the arms magnate . |
| 6 | And so far he has spent only £25,000 on new players . |
| 7 | These included a £2m bill for the rail strike , £2m on new catalogues , £1m associated with a credit card scheme and £1.3m on clearing out unwanted stock from the Horne menswear chain . |
| 8 | Middlesbrough Council is to spend £800,000 on new kitchens and bathrooms , re-wiring , redecorating and external repairs to 175 properties in Grove Hill , Berwick Hills , Pallister Park , Thorntree and Park End . |
| 9 | On April 5th Mr John Major , chief secretary to the Treasury , announced that nationalised industries will now be required to make a return of 8% on new investments . |
| 10 | Daniel , who spent £75 on new games and equipment , added : ‘ We had to wait for ages but it was worth it . ’ |
| 11 | Boss Graeme Souness spent nearly £10m on new players , wiping out a trading profit of £3.4m — and the balance sheet does not include the £3.2m outlay on Paul Stewart and David James . |
| 12 | Donald Campbell raised both land and water speed marks during 1964 , the former to 403.1mph in July and the latter to 276.3mph on New Years Eve . |