Example sentences of "[noun sg] [prep] the same period [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | National Westminster Bancorp reported after-tax profits of $30m ( £17m ) in the first quarter , compared with a $191m loss during the same period last year . |
| 2 | Its profits were 36 per cent down on the figure for the same period last year , thanks mainly to a huge voluntary redundancy scheme under which 28,000 staff left . |
| 3 | This compares with a loss in the same period last year of $15.4m . |
| 4 | The Pacific produced another excellent performance reporting an underwriting profit at the half year of $2.5m against a loss in the same period last time of $3.1m . |
| 5 | There was an excellent performance in the Homeowner 's account which produced a profit of $10.6m in the fourth quarter , against a loss in the same period last year of $3.3m . |
| 6 | This compares with a loss in the same period last year of $29.0m . |
| 7 | There was a profit of $2.1m in the Homeowners account which compared with a loss in the same period last year of $8.3m . |
| 8 | There was another very good performance in the Pacific which produced a profit of $1.8m against a loss in the same period last year of $1.4m . |
| 9 | Figures from the Public Health Laboratory Service ( PHLS ) revealed 7,848 confirmed cases of salmonella during the first six months of this year , a 17% decrease over the same period last year . |
| 10 | The period August to December saw sales of £312 million ( $488 million ) , representing a 17% rise measured in sterling on the same period last year , but only 4% in dollars . |
| 11 | This is a 20 per cent rise on the same period last year but still a tiny 0.7 per cent of the 7.6m mortgage loans . |
| 12 | British Gas announced a second quarter current cost loss before tax of £82m , compared with £183m profit in the same period last year . |
| 13 | Since February buyers have taken up 1.5m bales , double the amount in the same period last year . |
| 14 | This compares with a 22 per cent increase over the same period last year |
| 15 | There was a similar letter from Glasgow ; this time the writing was marginally more educated , and the paper of slightly heavier stock , but the letter was couched in the same guarded terms : a half-yearly profit that was a substantial increase on the same period last year . |