Example sentences of "of [art] pound " in BNC.
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| 1 | For Dorothy is still not in focus , and one begins to think that she never will be , even if the correspondence of the Pounds ' later years is some day published . |
| 2 | J. says I must have eaten at least three of the pounds myself , but that 's just his usual exaggeration . |
| 3 | Maggie has always loved cooking and everything to do with food , so she began to put together all her low fat lean cuisine recipes and a complete diet/exercise programme evolved which would not only get rid of the pounds but keep them off forever . |
| 4 | Tim lost his job as the Queen 's equerry and was made commander of the Pounds 140 million frigate HMS Boxer . |
| 5 | EuroDisney shares have crashed like a stone and the future of the Pounds 2bn Magic Kingdom operation near Paris is looking shaky . |
| 6 | Private firms are expected to stump up £400 million of the Pounds 1.8 billion cost of the 10-mile route . |
| 7 | It was impossible for Maradona to play in Rome because of the Pounds 2.5m he owes the Italian tax authorities following his turbulent spell at Napoli , where two inspired Championships were overshadowed by sordid drug and racketeering allegations . |
| 8 | She took out one of the pounds and gave it to her daughter . |
| 9 | The withdrawal of the pound note with Sir Isaac Newton leaves no place in the nation 's pockets for science . |
| 10 | Keith Williams , managing director of Dun and Bradstreet UK , said : ‘ High interest rates and the present value of the pound look like escalating the slowdown in the economy . ’ |
| 11 | THE City is braced for further nervous trading in both currencies and shares this week but most analysts expect interest rates to stay at 15 per cent despite yesterday 's slump in the value of the pound . |
| 12 | There is speculation that the Government is working to the rule that for every 4 per cent depreciation of the pound , there would be a 1 point rise in base rates to maintain the tightness of monetary policy . |
| 13 | Since then financial markets concluded they have three good reasons for betting on a devaluation of the pound against the DM . |
| 14 | ICI , Britain 's second biggest exporter , said the fall in the value of the pound would make exports more competitive . |
| 15 | It will be seen , therefore , that whatever the state of the pound Mrs Thatcher is in no danger from the constituencies . |
| 16 | He also ruled out what an ITN interviewer called a ‘ gentle readjustment ’ of the pound , saying that was an unacceptable soft option . |
| 17 | Mr Lawson said later that the stability of the pound and high interest rates were inextricably linked in keeping inflation down . |
| 18 | Nor should industry expect ‘ to find refuge in a perpetually depreciating currency ’ , Mrs Thatcher said , underlining Nigel Lawson 's opposition to devaluation of the pound . |
| 19 | Share prices soared , although some of this was due to falling interest rates that followed the unhooking of the pound from the dollar , stimulating gilt-edged , rather than a major increase in manufacturing output or exports . |
| 20 | Only the blessings of a continuing income from North Sea oil kept the balance of payments in reasonable condition , but even here the emergence of the pound as a ‘ petro-currency ’ ( along with high interest rates ) led to its appreciation in value to the cost of British exports . |
| 21 | The broader questions of Britain 's role as a capital exporter , and the role ( economic and political ) of the City linked to the status of the pound , are all neglected . |
| 22 | But though high interest rates will achieve an economic slowdown , they will also ensure that the inevitable devaluation of the pound will be more severe . |
| 23 | But though high interest rates will achieve an economic slowdown , they will also ensure that the inevitable devaluation of the pound will be more severe . |
| 24 | Investors were also warned recently that the falling value of the pound might affect syndicate performance . |
| 25 | They fear the deterioration of the value of the pound against the dollar may mean Mr Outhwaite is poised to demand another £60 million in cash from them — cash calls totalling £168 million have already been paid . |
| 26 | It was a development which boosted the value of the pound on the foreign exchanges , particularly against the US dollar . |
| 27 | The pound sterling maintained a steady value during the Victorian era , and in the then current atmosphere of British security and superiority the possibility of any erosion of the value of the pound was unthinkable . |
| 28 | This action was endorsed by the National Association of Unions in the Textile Trade ( NAUTT ) and the matter was put to the employers who responded by suggesting that British industry was less competitive than it had been before the return to the gold standard and the reflation of the pound , and suggested that wages should be reduced by 8 per cent . |
| 29 | The decision to return to the gold standard , and to operate it , often necessitated the rise of interest rates which acted as a burden upon the exporting industries just as the reflation of the pound had made exporting more difficult . |
| 30 | Of course ministers , like everyone else , were helped by the increase in the purchasing power of the pound from 20s. in the pound in 1873 to 23s. |