Example sentences of "[be] [adv prt] a [adj] [n mass] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sales of replica kits are up a staggering 30pc this season as the designers hit the button in creative styles . |
| 2 | Hewlett-Packard Co — shares up $5.125 on those sterling second quarter figures ( CI No 2,171 ) — may be doing very well with its Unix computers ( it is ) , but its out-and-out winner is of course the printer business : printer orders in the quarter were up a phenomenal 33% on the 1992 second quarter at $4,100m . |
| 3 | HP may be doing very well with its Unix computers ( it is ) , but its out-and-out winner is of course the printer business : printer orders in the quarter were up a phenomenal 33% on the 1992 second quarter at $4,100m . |
| 4 | Peak power is up a useful 20bhp to 189bhp at 5900rpm while torque receives a similar hike to 177lb ft at 4700rpm . |
| 5 | Geographically , Oracle says its domestic US business improved on a strong second quarter — fuelled by Oracle7 sales , it was up a remarkable 65% on a weak fiscal third quarter 1992 , but that the strong dollar limited revenue growth at Oracle Europe to just 4% — but the currency translation was unfavourable by 11% . |
| 6 | Geographically , Oracle says its domestic US business improved on a strong second quarter — fuelled by Oracle7 sales , it was up a remarkable 65% on a weak fiscal third quarter 1992 , but that the strong dollar limited revenue growth at Oracle Europe to just 4% — but the currency translation was unfavourable by 11% . |