Example sentences of "on [art] pound " in BNC.
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| 1 | Most comfort eaters enjoy it while they 're eating , but the downside is they soon start to pile on the pounds . |
| 2 | Shareholders of sugar group Tate & Lyle should soon be piling on the pounds , and to hell with the calories . |
| 3 | Using the best of the season 's fruits we 've put together a delicious array of puddings that are easy to make and wo n't pile on the pounds . |
| 4 | I am 23 and for the past three years I have been piling on the pounds without realising it until I finally took a good look at myself weighing in at 12st 3lbs ( 77.5kg ) at 5ft 4ins ( 1.6m ) . |
| 5 | On the next page we show how easy it will be to pile on the pounds tomorrow — and give you an alternative diet for the day . |
| 6 | Some addicts suffer violent mood swings if they are deprived of their favourite snack food while others pile on the pounds by munching their way through up to 70 bars a week . |
| 7 | Slimmers ' joy at piling on the pounds |
| 8 | And Tom Hanks bravely piled on the pounds to play the part of Jimmy Dugan , a tobacco-spitting drunk and played-out former star brought in to manage the girls . |
| 9 | To his relief the producers did n't want him to pile on the pounds . |
| 10 | This is especially encouraging when , at a time of particular strain on our domestic budgets , there are more charities than ever making demands on the pounds on our pockets . |
| 11 | She did slim down a couple of years ago but has piled on the pounds again . |
| 12 | Putting on the pounds |
| 13 | For a start , the figures exclude transactions that occurred on the last two business days of the month — the very time when pressure on the pound was thought to be most intense . |
| 14 | The leading central banks are expected to redouble their efforts to push down the dollar once the German decision is announced — something which may ease pressure on the pound if it changes the focus of attention in the foreign exchange markets . |
| 15 | The Bank was tipped off by the West Germans shortly before the decision was announced , and evidently decided it would have to follow suit or risk a damaging run on the pound . |
| 16 | However , there were lingering fears yesterday that Nigel Lawson might yet be forced to raise rates even higher if another run on the pound develops because of poor trade figures . |
| 17 | This so called sovereignty amounts to a choice between a continued run on the pound and an interest-rate-induced slump . |
| 18 | In the long-term , this may be more damaging than a short-term run on the pound . |
| 19 | Pressure on the pound lightened yesterday as financial markets decided to suspend judgement until they heard what the Chancellor had to say , a mood which was reflected among Conservative representatives . |
| 20 | At various times , notably from midsummer 1985 , these threatened the value of sterling and seemed likely to cause an old-fashioned ‘ run on the pound ’ . |
| 21 | What will be the effect on the pound sterling and on Britain 's economic standing in the world as the trade gap widens ? |
| 22 | All eyes will be on the pound . |
| 23 | The financial markets , jittery enough at the prospect of a Labour victory , would dive further in the face of uncertainty , putting pressure on the pound and raising the spectre of an immediate interest rate rise . |
| 24 | For a start , we agreed , the new government would soon be faced by a severe financial crisis — run on the pound , soaring interest rates , forced devaluation . |
| 25 | Though Sir Richard has controlled public displays of emotion lately , he might suddenly burst into tears on the steps of 10 Downing Street and cause a run on the pound . |
| 26 | The Portuguese escudo joined the European exchange rate mechanism on Friday and yesterday shot to pole position , hitting the top of its 6 p.c. band , and heaping pressure on the pound which remains the weak man of Euro currencies . |
| 27 | The strain on the pound only adds to the pressure on interest levels . |
| 28 | The balance-of-payments deficit rose to £278,000,000 in 1965 , and pressure on the pound hardened . |
| 29 | If the bonnie banks of Scotland were to open their accounts to the world , there would be a run on the pound and some of the country 's most famous clubs would collapse with embarrassment . |
| 30 | The FT-SE 100 Index shed around 4 points at 2717.9 at the close but over the next few weeks all eyes will be on the pound . |