Example sentences of "profits for the half " in BNC.
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| 1 | Page 30 Cluff glitters : Rising gold production pushed Cluff Resources ' pre-tax profits for the half year to 30 June up ninefold to £790,000 and strengthened the possibility that the group could pay a maiden dividend this year . |
| 2 | RISING gold production pushed Cluff Resources ' pre-tax profits for the half year to 30 June up ninefold to £790,000 and strengthened the possibility that the mining and oil group could pay a maiden dividend this year . |
| 3 | Whitbread 's pre-tax profits for the half year to August rose to £128.5million against £110.6million a year earlier . |
| 4 | Supermarket group Asda delivered a Christmas bonus in the shape of much improved profits for the half year to November . |
| 5 | Pre-tax profits for the half year rose by 123% to £6.296m ( v £2.814m ) . |
| 6 | Pre-tax profits for the half year to August are flat , only Pounds 500,000 ahead at £143m , and the UK slump has slammed the lid on margins . |