Example sentences of "[noun] was [vb pp] from [n mass] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The pre-tax total soared to £116.1 million , from £38.8 million in 1991 , as the mortgages loss was cut from £106.1 million to £75 million . |
| 2 | A reply was received from D.M. McBain , the secretary of Baberton Golf Club stating , ‘ The litter which contributes to this unsightly area is discarded by residents and not members of the Golf Club . |
| 3 | Best-selling local author : Crafty Ideas From Nature by Myrna Daitz and Shirley Williams ( Exley , £3.99 ) CHILDREN 'S CHOICE This alphabetical list of Britain 's best-selling children 's authors was compiled from sales at school book clubs : |
| 4 | The funding for the survey 's marine programme was slashed from $24 million to $13 million a year — money intended for both the Atlantic and the Pacific sections . |
| 5 | In Mr. Harper 's case , less than two years ago , his rent was doubled from £12,000 to £24,000 . |
| 6 | The average cost of a Bryant home was cut from £90,000 to £86,000 last year . |
| 7 | The income level subject to the 1.45 per cent Medicare payroll tax was increased from $51,300 to $125,000 . |
| 8 | Furthermore , these figures refer to the period before the top rate of income tax was reduced from 60% to 40% , and the ‘ poll tax ’ was introduced . |
| 9 | Between 1979 and 1988 the basic rate of this tax was reduced from 33% to 25% , while the highest rate fell from 80% to 40% . |
| 10 | The maximum fine for water pollution was raised from £2,000 to £20,000 , and that of littering from £400 to £1,000 . |
| 11 | On the Stock Exchange the dividend per share was raised from 3.2p to 6p and earnings per share rose from 10.21p to 13.29p . |
| 12 | In a previous report on a de novo expression of ICAM-1 by mucosal mononuclear phagocytes in inflammatory bowel disease , the percentage of mononuclear phagocytes was increased from 7% in controls to 70% in ulcerative colitis and to 45% in Crohn 's disease . |
| 13 | Of the £85.3 million 38% was generated from sales held out of London , 3% from house sales and 5% from sales held in Paris , Düsseldorf , Geneva and New York . |
| 14 | The share price was chopped from 50p to just 21p following a short , sharp trading statement . |
| 15 | Lyn was relegated from norw. premiership this season after the most dramatic relegation battle for years — they had to beat Brann , Bergen away with at least five goals and also Molde had to loose at home to Tromsoe. well Molde lost 1–0 and could have had a penalty . |
| 16 | The interim dividend was raised from 3.75p to 5p . |
| 17 | Earnings per share dipped to 1.92p from 4.79p , but the interim dividend was increased from 0.44p to 0.48p . |
| 18 | Royal Insurance reported a first half loss before tax of £79m ( v £97m ) ; its dividend was reduced from 11.25p to 2p . |
| 19 | It has been suggested that after AD 700 until the eleventh century , 60 per cent of ivory was derived from walrus ( Beckwith 1972 ) . |
| 20 | For those who regard ethnic origin as an important part of the explanation , this might have seemed odd , for Lenin was , despite recent disputes , solidly Russian , whereas much of the intellectual leadership of the rest of European Social Democracy was drawn from minorities — Rosa Luxemburg was Polish and Jewish , Piatakov was Ukrainian , Bauer and Karl Kautsky were Austrian and Jewish etc . |
| 21 | In 1941 membership slumped to 120 men , but rather more ladies ; and despite the War , advertisements for members appeared and the Club still employed a caddie master , Jim Wetton , whose wage was increased from £1 10s. 0d. to £2 0s. 0d . |
| 22 | By 1341 the Forest of Dean had been diminished by a quarter , and the warden 's farm was reduced from £160 to £120 . |
| 23 | This sum was raised from £20,500 to £21,300 in the 1987 budget . |
| 24 | The deficit with Western Europe outside the EC was cut from £613 million to £521 million . |
| 25 | The external debt was reduced from $2,080 million to $1,690 million . |
| 26 | Ethical approval to scrutinise hospital records was obtained from ethics committees of all health boards in Scotland and from the privacy committee of the Scottish Home and Health Department . |
| 27 | The Usher 's salary was increased from £105 to 150 guineas . |
| 28 | Because of improvements such as these , St. Peter 's had become a Grade 1 hospital under the EMS scheme , and in view of the additional duties falling on the shoulders of their medical officer , Dean Pollard 's salary was increased from £350 to £450 per annum . |
| 29 | Also , the threshold for requiring licensed appraisals on loans secured by real estate was raised from $50,000 to $100,000 . |