Example sentences of "[noun sg] rose [prep] [noun] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , concern has been caused by the fact that between 1976 and 1989 the ratio of debt to personal disposable income rose from 50% to over 100% ( BEQB May 1989 ) , and since 1980 the growth in credit has substantially exceeded the growth in income . |
| 2 | In Canada , where premium income rose from $96.1m to $139.8m following the acquisition of the general insurance business of the Prudential Corporation , the deficit for the quarter was up from $2.9m to $11.8m — a relatively satisfactory performance in difficult market conditions . |
| 3 | In Canada , where premium income rose from $223.4m to $322.5m following the acquisition of the general insurance business of the Prudential Corporation in November 1992 , there was another good performance . |
| 4 | Corporate overheads in the first half were cut from $8m to $7.7m , and total operating income rose from $13.3m to £16.2m . |
| 5 | Although tax consultancy fee income rose by 3% to £105m , this compares with a total increase of 134% over the previous three years . |
| 6 | At the conclusion of the ceremony , shouts of congratulation rose from earth to heaven and the sound of kettle drums of joy rent the skies . |
| 7 | The average levy per horse rose from £1,640 to £2,700 . |
| 8 | Their net confidence rose from 24% to 46% . |
| 9 | Interim profit before tax rose by 24% to £68.4m at Northern Foods . |
| 10 | First half profit before tax rose by 52% to £39.5m at Northern Electric ; the company announced it would reduce its tariffs by an average of 2.7% from 1993 . |
| 11 | First quarter profit before tax rose by 62% to £40.1m at Waste Management International . |
| 12 | First half profit before tax rose by 20% to £46.5m at United Newspapers . |
| 13 | First half profit before tax rose by 20% to £257.1m at Marks and Spencer , by 15.6% to £187.8m at Boots and by 19% to £391m at J Sainsbury ; eps rose by 10.8% to 14.99p . |
| 14 | First half profit before tax rose by 9% to £100.2m at Anglian Water and by 25% to £39.2m at Northumbrian Water . |
| 15 | Third quarter profit before tax rose by 9% to £571m at Unilever . |
| 16 | First half profit before tax rose by 23% to £160m at Vodafone and by 8% to £378m at Cable and Wireless , whose figure was once again helped by strong results from Mercury which reported a 36% increase in trading profits to £94m . |
| 17 | Bowater announced that first half profit before tax rose by 19% to £62.4m . |
| 18 | First half profit before tax rose by 11% to £369m at Lloyds Bank , by 109% to £211m at National Westminster Bank , and fell by 23% to £64m at Standard Chartered . |
| 19 | Glaxo announced that profit before tax rose by 11% to £1.29bn in the year to 30 June . |
| 20 | First half profit before tax rose by 28% to £117.1m at Inchcape . |
| 21 | First half profit before tax rose by 28% to £60.6m at MB-Caradon . |
| 22 | Harrisons and Crosfield reported that half year profit before tax rose by 12% to £40.6m . |
| 23 | Interim profit before tax rose by 17% to £84.7m at Burmah Castrol . |
| 24 | Prudential Corporation reported that first half profit before tax rose by 46% to £249m . |
| 25 | Third quarter profit before tax rose by 8% to £272m at SmithKline Beecham . |
| 26 | Cadbury Schweppes announced that first half profit before tax rose by 13% to £126m ; eps was 10.27p ( v 10.16p ) . |
| 27 | In the year to 30 June profit before tax rose by 7% to £71.2m at MAI . |
| 28 | Half year profit before tax rose by 26% to £33m at BBA and rose by 37% to £65.1m at GKN . |
| 29 | In the year to 30 September , profit before tax rose by 65% to £54.5m at Securicor . |
| 30 | In the nine months to 30 September , profit before tax rose by 56% to £1.03bn at BAT Industries . |