Example sentences of "[verb] [prep] the same period in " in BNC.
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1 | He also pointed out that gross domestic product ( GDP ) grew in the first six months of 1989 by 2.4 per cent in real terms compared with the same period in 1988 , and that the 1.5 per cent growth target for 1989 would therefore be surpassed . |
2 | The cut was due in part to a recent series of pipeline ruptures and oilfield accidents and to a 4 per cent drop in Soviet oil production in the first half of 1990 ( as compared with the same period in 1989 ) . |
3 | In the first quarter of 1990 industrial production fell by 4.7 per cent compared with the same period in 1989 while agricultural production fell by 14 per cent . |
4 | Reasons given for this included a 10 per cent fall in production as compared with the same period in 1990 , lower than expected revenue from taxes , the cost of social compensation for price rises , high wage settlements , and the conflict between the republics and the centre which was preventing the implementation of unified financial policies . |
5 | Gross national product fell 5.8 per cent in January-February 1991 compared with the same period in 1990 . |
6 | Figures for the first quarter of 1991 showed a 7 per cent increase in gross domestic product ( GDP ) as compared with the same period in 1990 ; 42 per cent of this increase was accounted for by the manufacturing sector . |
7 | In the event , tourist arrivals in January-March 1991 were down only 3 per cent compared with the same period in 1990 . |
8 | Industrial output fell by 4.5 per cent in the first quarter of 1991 compared with the same period in 1990 , falling in the engineering sector by 14.2 per cent but rising in the food industry by 13 per cent . |
9 | The official statistics agency , Goskomstat , announced on April 19 that oil production had declined by 9 per cent during the first quarter of 1991 as compared with the same period in 1990 , and in the first half of 1991 there was a 25 per cent fall in oil exports . |
10 | Industrial output fell by 3.9 per cent in the first half of 1991 , compared with the same period in 1990 [ for economic performance figures for 1990 see p. 37960 ] . |
11 | Sino-Mongolian trade rose , however , in January-March 1991 by 43 per cent as compared with the same period in 1990 to reach US$10,000,000 . |
12 | The country 's current-account deficit for the first 10 months of the fiscal year also showed a fall of 27 per cent compared with the same period in 1989/90 . |
13 | Federal police reported that in January-March 1992 there had been nearly 600 " criminal acts hostile to foreigners " , representing a fourfold increase as compared with the same period in 1991 . |
14 | Figures released by the State Statistics Committee for the first quarter of 1992 showed that Russian national income fell by 14 per cent as compared with the same period in 1991 , it was reported on April 23 . |
15 | Of the companies surveyed , 49 per cent stated that their turnover had decreased compared with the same period in 1990 . |
16 | In the three months to the end of April , housing starts rose 16pc compared with the same period in 1992 . |
17 | Neste posted a 76 per cent fall in pre-tax profits to FIM 399.2m ( £1 = FIM7.07 ) during the first eight months of 1991 , compared to the same period in 1990 . |
18 | Apple Computer France SA has cut retail prices of all its products by up to 33% , and says the impact 3 , should show up quickly because of the fiercely competitive nature of the computer industry : ‘ we aim to increase the number of our users and conquer new markets , ’ it said , adding that it intends to establish a new pricing policy for resellers ; ‘ the demand for our products is still strong , with a worldwide volume growth rate of 18% in the second half of our fiscal 1993 , compared to the same period in fiscal 92 , ’ said Giancarlo Zanni , managing director of Apple France . |