Example sentences of "[noun sg] has [vb pp] [prep] [n mass] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Their Government grant has doubled to £3.7m . ’ |
| 2 | Defence has accounted for 11% of UK manufacturing output and is one of the few sectors in which the country is still a world leader . |
| 3 | Interest alone on the gigantic US deficit has grown to $204 billion — more than the money spent on all domestic programmes except defence . |
| 4 | In the UK at the present time ( 1988 ) the balance of trade deficit has increased from £10.2 billion in 1987 to almost £20 billion in 1988 . |
| 5 | Yet on Wall Street shares are up by 7pc , Japanese shares have gone up 19pc and in Europe the share index has risen by 9pc . |
| 6 | • In real terms , Treasury revenue since 1979 from duty on Scotch Whisky has fallen by 45% , while revenue from all alcohol duty has fallen by some 10% . |
| 7 | Within the alcoholic drinks category , real excise duty revenue raised from Scotch Whisky has fallen by 44% since 1979 and by 26% for other spirits . |
| 8 | Preliminary data from a recent audit exercise have shown that uptake of immunisation has improved from 60% in 1986 to 90% in 1991 . |
| 9 | In contrast , investment income has risen to 6pc from 3.5pc , and social-security benefits have risen to 13pc from 8pc . |
| 10 | Subscription income has risen from £778,683 to £811,942 , an increase of 4.3% . |
| 11 | Subscription income has risen from £.743 m to £.779 m , an increase of 4.8% . |
| 12 | Operational income has increased from £1.701 m to £1.792 m and expenditure has risen from £1.643 m to £1.754 m . |
| 13 | Operational income has decreased from £1.792 m to £1.700 m as has expenditure from £1.754 m to £1.709 m . |
| 14 | Income has dropped by £80million in the past 2 years and travellers will have to help bail them out . |
| 15 | The Pentagon 's procurement budget has fallen from $97 billion in 1985 to about $67 billion in the current fiscal year and further cuts are in prospect . |
| 16 | The pound has risen by 7% against the D-mark in the past two months , to DM2.50 , reflecting the diverging fortunes of the German and British economies . |
| 17 | The Times claims its circulation has soared by 20pc since it launched the circulation war on Monday . |
| 18 | ‘ In the same period that crime has risen by 150pc , the number of police in Darlington has risen by only 3.3pc , ’ said Mr Milburn . |
| 19 | Section 4 assistance to the industry has tripled from £1 million to nearly £33 million during the same period and has been of great advantage to the economy of Wales . |
| 20 | John , 43 , whose weight has dropped to 8st 12lb , said that he tried to live a normal life for as long as possible . |
| 21 | Profit per employee has increased from £5,800 in 1989–90 to £11,800 in 1992–93 . |
| 22 | Revenues per employee has risen above $300,000 for the first time . |
| 23 | Turnover has surged from £6 million to £10 million and the firm is working 24 hours a day , six days a week throughout the year to meet demand . |
| 24 | Will the Minister confirm that in the Prime Minister 's first year , far from escaping from short-termism , 45,000 businesses have gone under , 70,000 homes have been repossessed , 700,000 more people have lost their jobs and manufacturing investment has fallen by £2 billion this year and , according to the CBI , will fall by another £400 million even in 1992 ? |
| 25 | Yet the downward trend has started ; and a Burmese economic expert reckons that last month the cost of living figure has fallen from 800% above pre-war level to 600% . |
| 26 | The Reagan administration has asked for $709.3 million for ballistic missile defence ( BMD ) for 1984 , and has proposed more than double that for 1985 . |
| 27 | In the same period , civil legal aid has moved from £15.7 million to £16.5 million , a fall of nearly 20 per cent in real terms . |
| 28 | Over the last five years criminal legal aid has soared from £25 million to £47 million while advice and assistance has gone up from £5.9 million to £15.4 million . |
| 29 | Yesterday the deputy principal , Alan Dixon , said the college has earmarked between £15,000 and £20,000 each year to pay for a full time teacher at the Adult Basic Education Unit . |
| 30 | While turnover overall has advanced from £46.09m to £55.37m , reflecting the inclusion of BMK for a 10 month period , comparable turnover year on year was down 11% . |