Example sentences of "[vb pp] [adj] [noun] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Spokesman Ben Ord said doorstep canvassing had registered strong support for the Liberal Democrats . |
| 2 | Ludendorff has widely been given sole credit for the great German victory at Tannenberg , but before he and Hindenburg had even arrived at their new post imaginative steps had been taken by Colonel Max Hoffmann , Deputy Chief of Operations of the Eighth Army , which made that victory possible . |
| 3 | Young Victor , a Romantic from birth , was excited when the family was given free seats for the theatre for every night of its stay , less excited when he found out that the programme never changed , so that it meant sitting through the same melodrama every night for a month . |
| 4 | Others wrote about what Walter Machin 's books had meant to them at the time of their publication , and to these Viola wrote faintly magisterial replies of thanks and interest which usually also contained subtle plugs for the two books which were as yet unpublished . |
| 5 | Geoffrey Molloy , chairman of the Association of Frozen Food producers , also blamed British fishermen for the crisis . |
| 6 | These included inner-city offices for the Small Firms Service of the Department of Trade and Industry ; grants for inner-city Local Enterprise Agencies ( see Chapter 8 ) ; higher loan guarantees for small business in the Task Force ( see Chapter 4 ) ; and investment of about £10 million in managed workshops by English Estates — a development agency of the Department of Trade and Industry . |
| 7 | Indeed , James had won legal recognition for the way he used the dispensing power in the test case of Godden v. Hales of 1686 . |
| 8 | Although an independent report on its activities has recommended continued support for the centre at Rijswijk in the Netherlands , many fear that the Dutch government will adhere to an austerity programme that provides no money to operate the centre . |
| 9 | Pears has earned international recognition for the club and himself . |
| 10 | Computer 2000 AG reported pre-tax profits for the six months to March 31 up 30.6% at the equivalent of $22.9m on turnover up 55.2% at $866.2m . |
| 11 | L M Ericsson Telefon AB has reported net profit for the year to December 31 down 18.5% at the equivalent of $185.0m on turnover up 1.7% at $5,390m ; net earnings per share fell 13% to $0.45 . |
| 12 | Volmac Software Groep NV has reported net profit for the year to December 31 down 37.8% at the equivalent of $39.8m after an extraordinary charge of $13.9m this time and a gain of $4.8m last , on turnover that fell 7.4% at $458.4m . |
| 13 | Prestwick Holdings Plc has reported net profit for the six months to January 31 up 25.9% at £102,000 on turnover that rose 30.0% at £18.1m . |
| 14 | AEG AG has reported net profit for the year to December 31 equivalent to $6.2m against a loss last time of $390m , on turnover that rose 7.6% at $7,247m . |
| 15 | Scientific Software International Inc has reported net profit for the year to December 31 up 27.7% at $1.4m , on turnover that rose 16.8% to $29.2m . |
| 16 | Nintendo Co Ltd has reported net profit for the year to March 31 up 2% to the equivalent of $750.9m on turnover that climbed 13% to $5,471m . |
| 17 | Thorn EMI Plc has reported net profit for the year to March 31 up 96.0% at £178.5m on turnover up 12.6% at £4,452.3m ; pre-tax profits rose 96.0% at £289.9m and earnings per share rose 101% at 45.3p . |
| 18 | Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp has reported net profit for the year to March 31 down 12.2% at the equivalent of $1,516m on turnover that rose 1.6% at $58,823m . |
| 19 | Hong Kong Telecommunications Ltd has reported net profit for the year to March 31 up 13% at the equivalent of $832.2m on turnover that rose 18% to $2,801m . |
| 20 | British Telecommunications Plc has reported net profits for the year to March 31 down 40.2% at £1,220m , after £1,030m charges for voluntary redundancies , on turnover that fell 0.7% to £13,240m . |
| 21 | Diploma Plc has reported net profits for the six months to March 31 of £5.2m , up from just £300,000 last time , on turnover that rose 19.5% at $74.0m ; at the pre-tax level , profits were 225% ahead at £8.1m ; earnings per share rose 46% to 10.7 pence . |
| 22 | Instem Plc has reported net profits for the year to December 31 down 43.7% at £384,000 , after £386,000 losses due to customers going into receivership , on turnover that fell 9.7% to £14.3m . |
| 23 | BICC Plc has reported net profits for the year to December 31 up 333.3% at £13m , on turnover down 3.8% to £3,647m . |
| 24 | Linx Printing Technologies Plc has reported net profits for the six months to 31 December up 2.7% at £496,000 on turnover up 16.9% to £5.8m . |
| 25 | MR Data Management Group Plc , formerly Microfilm Reprographics , has reported net profits for the six months to December 31 up 6.9% at £2.7m on turnover up 14.0% at £18.6m ; pre-tax profits rose 5.5% at £4.0m . |
| 26 | Graseby Plc has reported net profits for the year to December 31 down 81% at £844,000 , after £1.5m profits from the sale of investment properties , £2.2m losses from the disposal of discontinued operations , £3.6m losses from goodwill write-downs this time and £1.7m restructuring charges and £1.6m losses from the disposal of discontinued operations last time , on turnover that fell 5.9% to £102.6m . |
| 27 | Getronics NV has reported net profits for the year to December 31 up 14.5% at the equivalent of $32.5m on turnover that rose 24.5% at $551.8m ; net earnings per share rose 11% at $1.62 . |
| 28 | Comverse Technology Inc has reported net profits for the year to December 31 up 99.4% to $4.9m , on turnover that rose 75.2% at $38.4m . |
| 29 | Trace Computers Plc has reported net profits for the six months to November 30 down 52.0% at £105,000 on turnover that fell 9.0% at £8.8m ; at the pre-tax level , profits fell 52.5% at £105,000 and earnings per share fell 49% to 0.78 pence . |
| 30 | Linotype-Hell AG has reported net profits for the year to December 31 equivalent to $20.2m against a loss last time of $4.5m , on turnover that fell 16.3% at $641m . |