Example sentences of "[adj] [verb] [prep] [n mass] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Pre-tax profits for the year to September 30 zoomed from £27.5m to £36.5m . |
| 2 | The cuts will reduce the 1992-3 overspend from £460,000 to £360,000 . |
| 3 | NEC Corp expects personal computer shipments in 1993-94 to increase by 10% to 1.37m units as a result of the government 's increased spending on computers for schools and public institutions : according to Reuter , NEC sees its personal computer sales rising in the second half of the fiscal when public institutions start to introduce the machines ; in the year to March , NEC 's personal computer shipments were down by 5% . |
| 4 | Pre-tax profits in 1991 rose by 34pc to £1.5m at the society and assets growth , a key indicator of a society 's economic wellbeing advanced by 11.49pc to £225m . |
| 5 | Profits in 1991 dropped from £23.6m to £10½m before tax . |
| 6 | Profits for 1991 fell from £191m to £21m after £39m of exceptional provisions . |
| 7 | A fully fitted fireplace with gas fire is likely to cost from £1,000 to £1,500 , but it 's a worthwhile home improvement . |
| 8 | While both databases run in 30 separate environments , only about eight or nine of these generate between 85% to 90% of worldwide turnover . |
| 9 | But Brown said , while both databases run in approximately 30 separate computing environments , only about eight or nine of these generate between 85% to 90% of worldwide turnover . |
| 10 | Women 's cut and blow dry varies from £10.50 to £15.95 but that includes a neck and shoulders massage . |
| 11 | Earnings per share in 1992 rose from 1.72p to 2.90p as the company 's production reached a record average of 13,888 barrels per day . |
| 12 | Group sales in the year ending 31st December 1992 increased by 40% to £15.7 ( excluding intragroup trading and with only a five-month contribution from Bookpoint ) . |
| 13 | Between 1977–78 and 1989–90 , the proportion of skiers aged 18–24 fell from 28% to 12% ; the proportion aged 35–44 increased from 19% to 30% . |
| 14 | Previously , following changes made in 1985 , the rate was 5 per cent of all earnings for those on between £43 and £75 a week , 7 per cent for those earning from £75 to £115 a week , and 9 per cent for those earning over £115 . |
| 15 | The pouches are sewn on to 2in wide webbing , which is fully adjustable to fit from 30in to 46in girth . |
| 16 | Between 1977–78 and 1989–90 , the proportion of skiers aged 18–24 fell from 28% to 12% ; the proportion aged 35–44 increased from 19% to 30% . |
| 17 | At the same time , the proportion of freight carried on the railways between 1980 and 1990 dropped from 9% to 7% , while the proportion using road transport rose to 83% . |
| 18 | Japan now ranks as Scotland 's seventh top market which exports in 1990 rising by 14% to £331 million . |