Example sentences of "[vb pp] [prep] [n mass] last " in BNC.
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| 1 | No dividend is being paid , but losses per share slashed from 28.6p last time to 0.65p , and the shares rose 1.25p to 5.5p . |
| 2 | Exports handled by the galleries in the Comite dropped by 30% last year and business in 1992 was more than 50% down by comparison with 1988–89 . |
| 3 | Other potential bidders include TV-am ( as revealed in MW last week ) , Conrad Black and Phil Redmond 's Mersey TV . |
| 4 | Imports were valued at £5,516m last month , down by over £100m on the March figure . |
| 5 | The 38 bulls sold averaged £1,738.57 compared with £1,665.24 last year and four steers were sold for an average of £475.13 . |
| 6 | ‘ That produces an average guideline increase of £2.08 a week , compared with £1.95 last year . |
| 7 | But crime fell too , pick-pockets got away with £6,000 , compared with £12,000 last year . |
| 8 | Although discontinued operations lost £1.1m this year compared with £400,000 last year , Hunting did acquire the business of Interlock Technologies Corp and 80% of Marine Contractor Services Inc for £5.1m . |
| 9 | Even before provisions , losses only improved marginally , at $409m compared with $474m last year . |
| 10 | Pre-tax profits for the year to December 31 were up from £100.6m the previous year despite dramatically increased loss provisions of £47.6m , compared with £9.4m last time . |
| 11 | At the end of October , the company reported third-quarter profits of £93m , compared with £196m last year . |
| 12 | 60pc — compared with 57pc last year — thought abortion should be made legal where the child might be severely handicapped ; |
| 13 | Seton 's results for the year ending February 28 , restated under FRS3 disclosure standards , show the pre-tax figure at £6.1m , compared with £4.3m last year on turnover marginally ahead from £37.2m to £38.6m . |
| 14 | Good life:Woolwich Life has completed new business worth £76.4m , compared with £25m last year , in its second financial year of operation . |
| 15 | These increases meant that total sales rose to £5.3bn compared with £4.8bn last time round , leading to pre-tax profits up 19.4pc at £391.1m . |
| 16 | 30pc — compared with 27pc last year — agreed with abortion in cases of extreme poverty ; |
| 17 | British Gas has fired up its half year dividend to 6.4p per share compared with 6p last time . |
| 18 | 28pc — compared with 25pc last year — were in favour of abortion where the woman does not want another child ; |
| 19 | The average weekly amount received by teenagers fell to £4 this year , compared with £4.20 last year . |
| 20 | During the 28 weeks to September 26 the company made pre-tax profits of £391.1m , compared with £327.5m last year . |
| 21 | WORKSTATION GROWTH SLOWED TO 4% LAST YEAR , SAYS DATAQUEST |
| 22 | Some 84 organisations took part ( our thanks to Stephanie O'Keefe for doing our display ) and about £900 was raised for Christian Aid , as compared to £661 last year . |
| 23 | The City reckons Gas will pay out 14.2p for the whole of 1992 compared to 13.4p last year . |
| 24 | TEESDALE District Council agreed to set the poll tax at £242.23 compared to £169.66 last year a 42pc increase of £72.57 . |
| 25 | Pfizer reported net profits of 4900000 for the fourth quarter of 1991 , including compensatory heart-valve charges of $195m , compared to $154m last year . |
| 26 | Electronic Technology Group Inc has reported first quarter net losses of $448,616 compared to $765,431 last time on turnover that rose 4.6% to $3.7m . |
| 27 | And it only managed to pay an interim dividend of 2.75p , compared to 5.5p last time . |
| 28 | The accounts reveal that surplus in the £1.4 billion fund was boosted to £512m last year , partly as a result of redundancies . |
| 29 | Previously Samsung 's £9m UK ad spend had been split between separate campaigns for stereos , videos and fax machines and a small corporate campaign , which was boosted to £3.5m last year . |
| 30 | DARLINGTON 'S new poll tax was set at £300 last night amid angry scenes in the town hall . |