Example sentences of "to [n mass] [adj] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | UK profits soared 60 per cent to £60 million as the loss-making shirt and fabrics businesses were turned around . |
| 2 | to £225 million in the first half of the year — a substantial sum . |
| 3 | The animal-health division saw profits dip 2 per cent to £62 million after the US Food and Drugs Administration held back some products . |
| 4 | It has been forced to slash prices , with the result that profits dropped 11 per cent to £62 million in the six months to June — even though sales were up £120 million . |
| 5 | The market for intermediates — the building blocks for pure isomer products — was worth about £300 million and due to increase to £1.7 billion by the year 2000 . |
| 6 | Although NatWest 's worldwide profits doubled to £211 million in the six months to July , in the UK they made a whopping £74 million loss . |
| 7 | In addition , it will be eligible for up to £3.66 million under the urban crime fund initiative that I announced on 26 November . |
| 8 | The cost of a larger scheme might be reduced from £58 million to £48 million by the same technique . |
| 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 | The group 's cash pile grew by £41 million to £451 million in the six months , while capital expenditure climbed to £82 million . |
| 11 | The Americans countered by accepting this for the first ten years , but adding an extra M per cent interest , bringing the annual figure to £40 million for the remaining fifty-two years . |
| 12 | It was estimated that the cost to the public of rescuing the stricken industry could amount to $500,000 million over the next 30 years . |
| 13 | Investment in manufacturing industry fell from £3.1 billion in the first quarter of 1990 to £2.5 billion in the last quarter of 1991 . |
| 14 | The breakdown of an estimated £30 to £35 million for the organisational costs goes roughly like this : £18 million from official suppliers , in kind , such as computers , copiers and clothing ; £6 million from ticket sales ; £3 million from the Sports Council and £6 million from advertising . |
| 15 | If all goes according to plan he will hold the public sector borrowing requirement to £35 billion in the current year , rising to £50 billion in 1993-94 , but the proportion of gross domestic product should stabilise at no more than 8 per cent , and fall slowly back to around 4 per cent by 1997 — still an alarmingly large figure in the eyes of some City analysts . |
| 16 | PROFITS of Central TV jumped from £3.4 million to £15 million in the first half of this year . |
| 17 | The group , that only last week was forced to replace its sick chairman , John West with the chief executive Maurice Warren , pushed pre-tax profits up 4.5 per cent to £56 million for the six months to end-December compared to £54 million in the equivalent period in 1991 . |
| 18 | Brokers now expect the group to make £54 million to £55 million in the current year . |
| 19 | Polish exports , made more competitive because of the decline in real wages and the lower value of the zloty , rose by 12.5 per cent to $6,880 million in the first half of 1992 . |
| 20 | The initial instrument sold for £16 000 , rising to £20 0000 for the head scanner . |
| 21 | Nigeria 's total external debt had risen by 8 per cent to $31,500 million in the year to October 1990 , and debt service obligations weighed heavily on federal revenue , some 16,5000 million naira being available for debt servicing within the 1991 revenue and expenditure projections ( US$1.00=N8.7506 as at Jan. 14 , 1991 ) . |
| 22 | Mr Thomas said the Co-op Bank was one of the few to cut its charge for bad debts , which fell from £47.7 million to £42.8 million in the year to 9 January , while profits before debt provisions leapt 26 per cent to £52.7 million . |
| 23 | The group which owns Selfridges and Saxone and is Britain 's biggest shoe shop owner saw profits crash from £2.4 to £8.8 million in the last six months . |
| 24 | But the strength of the operations are reflected in the quarterly breakdown of income from E&P which rose from £414 million at the start of 1992 to £515 million in the final quarter . |
| 25 | The current-account deficit in the USA narrowed to $100,000 million in the second half of 1989 , compared with $125,000 million a year earlier . |
| 26 | Pre-tax profits have grown from £2.27 million in 1990 to £8.24 million in the year to last April . |
| 27 | The court 's decision cleared the way for the university authorities to approve in principal the raising of up to £5 million through the disposal of either a 16th-century bronze , Cain and Abel by de Vries , or a 17th-century landscape , The Banks of a River by van Ruisdael . |
| 28 | Turnover dipped 4.5 per cent to £1.37 billion in the quarter , with operating profits slumping from £111 million to £70 million . |
| 29 | The major legislative provisions on insolvency are contained in Part IV of the Insolvency Act 1986 and the Insolvency Rules made pursuant to s. 411 of the Act . |
| 30 | has been guilty of fraudulent trading contrary to s. 458 of the Companies Act 1985 ; |