Example sentences of "[adv] [prep] [n mass] last [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The final payment to shareholders is being cut from 4.25p to 2.1p , to make a total of 4.2p for the year , down from 6.35p last time . |
| 2 | Siemens Nixdorf Informationssysteme AG reported figures a day after its parent last week , showing losses for the year to September 30 equivalent to $321m , down from $489m last time . |
| 3 | The guide found pub price rises this year were running at just over 6% , down from 16% last year . |
| 4 | The pre-tax loss was £2.1m , down from £3.8m last time . |
| 5 | These now stand at 563m ( for the year to February 1992 ) , down from 568m last year and 583m in 1990–91 . |
| 6 | The shares closed 22 down at 830p last night on the back of the Wall Street slide . |
| 7 | A final dividend of 9.5p , up from 9.0p last time , will be recommended , to raise the annual total from 13.0p to 13.7p . |
| 8 | Autotrol Corp has reported fourth quarter net losses of $4.6m up from losses of $1.3m last time , after $3.2m losses from discontinued operations , including $2.6m from their disposal this time and $1.9m losses from discontinued operations last time , including $2m from their disposal , on turnover up 8.2% at $7.8m ; net loss for the year to December 31 was $3.9m , up from $448,273 last time , after $3.4m losses from discontinued operations this time and $2.5m losses last time , including $2.2m from their disposal , on turnover up 9.7% to $33.5m . |
| 9 | Csicseri estimates that for Microsystem 's financial year ending September 1993 , it will generate $2.5m turnover from its Data General hardware business , up from $500,000 last year . |
| 10 | Strong figures are due from Eastern Electricity on Thursday with profits set to rise from £15.4m to £24m , while top-end estimates for Scottish Hydro-Electric are heading for £40m-£50m , up from £27m last year . |
| 11 | Courtaulds turned in pre-tax profits of £96.4m for the six months ended 30 September 1991 , up from £87.1m last year . |
| 12 | Sigma Designs Inc has reported fourth quarter net losses of $2.1m up from $1.8m last time , on turnover up 44.1% at $8.1m ; net losses for the year to January 31 stood at $7.2m up from $3.4m losses last time , on turnover that fell by 1.8% to $27.1m . |
| 13 | The majority of clients remain in the finance sector , which now generates 29% of the company 's revenues — up from 27% last year . |
| 14 | WCRS is paying a 5p final dividend , up from 3.95p last time . |
| 15 | The firm 's fourth quarter net profits were $6.3m — up from $1m last time — on turnover that rose to $88.7m from $61.5m last time around . |
| 16 | The final dividend is 4p , payable on June 1 , giving a total of 6p , up from 5½p last time . |
| 17 | While sales were up to £20m last year ( from £15m in 1990 ) and operating profits were a very healthy £4m , interest of £3.4m payable on the debt wiped most of it away , leaving the company with a pre-tax profit of just £810,000 . |
| 18 | Having raised turnover from £9m at its float six years ago to £118m last year , the 165-year-old group has outgrown the unlisted securities market and will move up to a full quote in May . |