Example sentences of "[n mass] [adj] [prep] the same period " in BNC.
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| 1 | Those on investments in OPEC increased from $2.6 billion to $6.1 billion over the same period . |
| 2 | Conan suggests that Australia may have received £550 million from Britain in the period 1945–51 , South Africa perhaps £400 million over the same period . |
| 3 | This compared with £5.2 billion for the same period in 1990 . |
| 4 | Between 1970 and 1989 the UK had an accumulated trade deficit with the rest of the EC of £86.4 billion in current prices , whereas our accumulated trade surplus with the rest of the world was £78.8 billion in the same period . |
| 5 | The dismal figures of a net loss of $7.7 million for the nine months ended September 1992 , compared to $5.4 million for the same period last year , and a net loss of $13.2 million for the third quarter with a loss per share of $0.25 ( compared to $0.22 per share last third quarter ) were almost obscured by the announcement that the company will be raising its buyer 's premium from 10% to 15% as from January 1993 . |
| 6 | After shrinking slightly over the past few years , the gap grew to nearly $10 billion during the first four months of this year , up from a little over $6 billion for the same period in 1990 . |
| 7 | Pre-tax profits are £1.1 million , compared to £2.2 million for the same period last year , a drop of 48.5% . |
| 8 | This compares with a profit of £86 million in the same period last year . |
| 9 | Germany 's visible-trade surplus widened to $12.5 billion in the 12 months to January ; its current-account deficit narrowed to $14.2 billion in the same period . |
| 10 | Germany 's 12-month trade surplus fell to $11.9 billion in February ; its current-account deficit narrowed to $17.3 billion in the same period . |
| 11 | Section 4 assistance to the industry has tripled from £1 million to nearly £33 million during the same period and has been of great advantage to the economy of Wales . |
| 12 | The society 's bad debt charge for the first six months of this year was £29.7 million compared with £7.2 million for the same period in 1991 . |
| 13 | The company made £135 million in the six months to September , compared with £62 million for the same period last year . |
| 14 | Pre-tax profits in the three months to end-December rose just 4.4 per cent to £236 million from £226 million in the same period last year . |
| 15 | Post Office Counters showed a profit of £12 million for the half-year , down from £24 million for the same period last year . |
| 16 | Exports were projected to rise by 76 per cent over the five years , from $388,000,000 in 1987/88 to $681,000,000 in 1992/93 , with imports rising 22 per cent to $1,450 million over the same period . |