Example sentences of "[n mass] [prep] the same period [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the first eight months of the year they were 36pc above the same period in 1992 . |
| 2 | This compares with $46.2m in the same period of 1991 , of which $11.5m was in the final quarter . |
| 3 | Hydro reported that net profits in the third quarter of 1991 were NKr 39m ( £1 = NKr 11 ) , compared with NKr 101.4m in the same period in 1990 . |
| 4 | Applied Biosystems turned in net profits of $900 000m for the six months ended 27 December 1991 , compared to a net loss of £5.4m in the same period in 1990 . |
| 5 | Control Techniques , one of Wales ' home-grown success stories , turned in pre-tax profits of £3.7m to March , a leap of £2.1m on the same period in 1992 . |
| 6 | In the nine months to March 31st , it made a net profit of $188m ( up 38% on the same period of the previous year ) on sales of $1.7 billion ( up 40% ) . |
| 7 | The news will involve no redundancies : Ms Rebuck effected a swingeing cost-cutting ( and job-cutting ) exercise at Random House last year , and the company is currently trading well , with sales in the first quarter of 1993 up by 15% on the same period in 1992 , despite ( or because of ) a reduction in new trade titles of 35% . |
| 8 | Digital Equipment Corp 's Hungarian subsidiary reported sales of $30m in its financial year to October 1992 , up from $16m in the same period of 1991 . |
| 9 | Mobil 's net earnings rose to $710m , up by 78% on the same period of 1990 . |