Example sentences of "[adj] figure for the first [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Official figures for the first quarter of 1991 showed industrial production declining by only 0.6 per cent compared with the same period of 1990 — a lesser decline than might have been expected in view of the Gulf crisis . |
| 2 | In July 1991 the SSB released economic figures for the first half of 1991 [ see p. 38340 ] . |
| 3 | Evidence that the Chinese economy was entering a period of growth emerged on April 7 with the publication of economic figures for the first quarter of 1991 . |
| 4 | The interim p&l account , balance sheet and cash flow statement therefore do not include comparative figures for the first half of 1991 ; the full year 1991 figures are shown , however . |
| 5 | Provisional figures for the first part of 1990 suggested a lack of progress in combating inflation , which remained over twice the European average . |
| 6 | And of course in a scheme like that many details have to be worked out especially in negotiations with the bus company for the figure we have put in is I think a realistic figure for the first year of the scheme . |