Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] [prep] [n mass] this " in BNC.
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| 1 | The average weekly amount received by teenagers fell to £4 this year , compared with £4.20 last year . |
| 2 | Intercim Corp saw third quarter net profits of $13,974 against losses of $715,797 last time , on turnover up 47% at $1.7m ; net losses for the nine months stood at $274,754 this time down from losses of $764,818 last time , on sales down 5.4% to $4.7m . |
| 3 | While profits from Sage Group Plc 's restructured US operations may have halved , the business still turned in ‘ record ’ interim figures as a result of new acquisitions , a 20% rise in Sovereign software sales , and 35.7% increase in recurring revenues — sales of forms , stationery and services to existing customers increased to £9.5m this year from £7m last . |
| 4 | Total revenues generated from Series 3 sales rose to £18.2m this year from £1.9m last , including £2.5m sales from peripheral products . |
| 5 | Brokers Peter Joseph of Smith New Court and Paul Heath of UBS Phillips & Drew both expect profits to rise to £125m this time . |
| 6 | Exports increased to 69% this time from 64% of total sales last , but Curtis said that it did n't benefit much from the movements in exchange rates . |
| 7 | By contrast , the panel expects output in continental Europe to tumble by 1% this year . |
| 8 | Sales here were £95.8m compared with £55.9m in 1992 , while operating profit grew to £9m this time from £5m last . |
| 9 | Jesper Koll , Warburg 's chief economist in Japan , reckons that an average exchange rate of ¥105 would cause real GNP growth to decline to 1% this fiscal year and profits to fall by 33% . |
| 10 | Dallas-based Texas Instruments Inc says it plans 1993 capital spending of $650m , a rise of $220m from a year ago , in anticipation of double-digit growth in the world semiconductor market this year , including 25 pct in the US market ; it expects the Japanese semiconductor market to grow at 5% this year , with the Japanese economy beginning ‘ slow recovery ’ in the second half ; it said it has shipped more than 100,000 of its new SuperSparcs in a year , and expects to release several client-server products this year ; commenting on first quarter figures ( page seven ) , it added that software revenues for the first quarter were lower than expected , leading to a small loss in its information technology business ; it continues to see strong demand for notebook computers and printers . |
| 11 | Sales at data communications equipment manufacturer Datacom grew to £2.9m this time from £2.7m last , and it has finally returned to profit after a troubled 1990 and 1991 . |
| 12 | For example , if a pound of coffee sells for £3 this is its exchange value . |