Example sentences of "[prep] [noun] for [art] third " in BNC.
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| 1 | Meanwhile , IBM Corp shares plunged $5.50 to $72.50 on the day the company reported a stunning net loss after charges for the third quarter of $2,778m last week and scepticism rose over the prompt promise in the analysts ' call after the announcement that the dividend is safe . |
| 2 | In my hon. Friend the Minister 's view , what would be the effect on the economy and inward investment if she abolished the ceiling on national insurance , increased the ordinary rate and basic rate of tax for a third of the population in the south-east and introduced a higher rate of value added tax on luxury products — all measures proposed by the Labour party ? |
| 3 | Pfizer reported net profits of $274.7m for the third quarter of 1991 , 13 per cent higher than in the same period in 1990 . |
| 4 | The interest in question has to relate to the land or building covered by the application so that , for example , an application for a change of use for a third floor does not require notice to be served on anyone with an interest in any of the other floors . |
| 5 | Coun Richard Wastell , of Scarborough , was named as the mayor of Whitby for the third time . |
| 6 | DIANA stayed out of sight for the third day running on her Scottish holiday at Balmoral yesterday . |
| 7 | DIANA stayed out of sight for the third day running on her Scottish holiday at Balmoral yesterday . |
| 8 | Joseph watched Tran Van Hieu 's father lower himself to the ground with difficulty for the third time . |
| 9 | Day-trippers to Calais can load up with lager for a third of the price here . |
| 10 | They spoke as US gunships pounded a Somali warlord 's stronghold in Mogadishu for the third day running , killing at least one person , and attack helicopters searched out and blasted heavy weapons . |
| 11 | The work out to tender topped the £2,000 million mark in May for the third time since August of last year . |
| 12 | It was Rush 's 287th goal in a record-breaking career and few can have been better , cancelling out Niall Quinn 's opener and leaving this fixture locked in stalemate for the third successive season . |
| 13 | PILKINGTON , the world 's biggest glass manufacturer has seen a dramatic slide in profits for the third year running . |
| 14 | The kwanza was devalued in April for the third time since November 1991 [ see pp. 38561 ; 38666 ] . |
| 15 | Two goals from Wayne Biggins kept Stoke on course for the Third Division title with a 3–0 home win over Darlington . |
| 16 | The third wicket saw 81 added , Atherton presenting a broad bat-face to Mushtaq Ahmed 's spin mixture , before Smith fell to Mushtaq for the third time in seven Test innings . |
| 17 | Cassettes cost about the same to manufacture as CDs , but are sold to retailers for a third less . |
| 18 | And so , one Test apiece , to Adelaide for the third encounter . |
| 19 | Who will give priority to education for the Third Age ? |
| 20 | Irvine , California-based Western Digital Corp warns that earnings per share for the third quarter to March 27 will be ‘ significantly below ’ consensus analysts ' expectations which have been in a range of $0.20 to $0.26 a share , as a direct result of severe price declines in the 3.5″ hard disk drive business : the company says it does not see a significant decline in unit demand and that demand from its key OEM customers is getting stronger and says it is comfortable with revised analyst estimates , in the $0.05 to $0.10 per share range ; ‘ To the best of our ability we will not participate ’ in the price wars , it said . |
| 21 | The former Darlington manager who played for Aston Villa and England is set to take a team to promotion for the third successive season as long as his Leicester team keep their nerve in next Saturday 's crucial last game at home to Newcastle . |
| 22 | Howell , Labour MP for Small Heath , claimed that violence at the weekend was caused by groups of Birmingham City followers — totalling at least 300 - arriving in Blackpool without tickets for the Third Division match . |
| 23 | That night Nathan went to India-May for the third time . |
| 24 | MICK SKINNER will make an emotional return to Harlequins for the third round of the Pilkington Cup . |
| 25 | At the time of writing , after the Conservatives under Mrs Thatcher have returned to power for a third term , further legislation is being considered which could completely dismantle the system of local authority owned public housing . |
| 26 | A deep hole has been discovered over Antarctica for the third year in succession . |
| 27 | CLOVER Leaf Cars have presented a silver rosebowl to their Mercedes-Benz service and parts department at Odiham for the third year running . |
| 28 | Hall fire : A Huyton community centre has been attacked by arsonists for the third time in a month . |
| 29 | A unilateral ceasefire announced by the Muslim government to coincide with the lifting of the aid boycott appeared to have reduced shelling around Sarajevo for a third day yesterday . |