Example sentences of "[vb pp] from [n mass] million to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Estimates of the cost of covering the tailings lake with soil varied from £2 million to £7 million . |
| 2 | Compared with the first five months of 1990 , exports dropped from $3,050 million to $1,460 million , and imports from US$4,110 million to US$1,590 million . |
| 3 | Prime 's third quarter revenues dropped from $391 million to $358 million , while a profit of $12 million turned into a $105 million loss . |
| 4 | Earnings per share rose from 1.4p to 2p , though turnover dropped from £209.7 million to £174 million . |
| 5 | Pre-tax profits more than quadrupled from £5 million to over £20 million from 1984 — 5 to 1987 — 8 . |
| 6 | Profits were boosted by an interest charge slashed from £9.9 million to £4 million as a result of measures to cut debts . |
| 7 | The funding for the survey 's marine programme was slashed from $24 million to $13 million a year — money intended for both the Atlantic and the Pacific sections . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | Operating profits from the construction division slumped from £13.1 million to £1.5 million , with turnover and margins adversely affected especially on construction tenders . |
| 10 | Pre-tax profits slumped from £25.0 million to £8.1 million in the 12 months to December . |
| 11 | Profits slumped from £109 million to £38 million in the six months to last March . |
| 12 | In the same period , civil legal aid has moved from £15.7 million to £16.5 million , a fall of nearly 20 per cent in real terms . |
| 13 | In three years VPI 's value had risen from £9.55 million to £121 million . |
| 14 | Over the same period the cost of these schemes has risen from £10.63 million to £24.81 million , partly the result of the larger number of schemes , the increasing cost of materials and labour and perhaps also the increasing scale and thoroughness of many of the schemes carried out . |
| 15 | HSBC 's pre-tax profits rocketed from £880 million to £1.71 billion in 1992 . |
| 16 | Over the last five years criminal legal aid has soared from £25 million to £47 million while advice and assistance has gone up from £5.9 million to £15.4 million . |
| 17 | Reporting interim pre-tax profits which have fallen from £1.82 million to just over £1 million for the six months to 31 December , the chairman , Trevor Spencer , said the many favourable factors now relating to the housing market must contribute to buyers ' confidence . |
| 18 | The auditors find fault with every stage of the ministry 's work and call for a review of site research for road improvements after the cost of improving the A6 at Chapel-en-le-Frith , Derbyshire , had jumped from £17 million to £36 million when an embankment and retaining wall collapsed . |
| 19 | The cost of a larger scheme might be reduced from £58 million to £48 million by the same technique . |
| 20 | The external debt was reduced from $2,080 million to $1,690 million . |
| 21 | Losses were reduced from £1.5 million to £1.1 million in the last six months of trading , and should go down further this year . |
| 22 | The loss per share rose last year from 0.4p to 12.4p as turnover dipped from £87.2 million to £83.3 million , in spite of production being maintained at about 24,000 barrels per day , which is forecast to rise by 60 per cent over the next 12 months . |
| 23 | The pre-tax total soared to £116.1 million , from £38.8 million in 1991 , as the mortgages loss was cut from £106.1 million to £75 million . |
| 24 | The deficit with Western Europe outside the EC was cut from £613 million to £521 million . |
| 25 | In a report entitled The World Bank and the Environment , it reveals that its financing of such projects increased from $404 million to $1,600 million in the fiscal year ending 30 June 1991 . |
| 26 | The Horton budget was to be increased from £10 million to more than £13 million for upgradings and improvements as the gradual transfer of patients from Banstead took place . |
| 27 | In the last quarter , however , sales increased from $341.5 million to $357 million . |
| 28 | Expenditure on TV in the year after BBC2 started increased from £27.6 million to £35.8 million ( BBC , 1966 , p. 194 ) . |
| 29 | There was significant growth in UK private sector industry from £40 million in 1991-92 to £47 million ( 17 per cent ) and overseas sales increased from £43.7 million to £47.4 million ( eight per cent ) . |
| 30 | The resources available for safety have increased from £140 million to about £200 million for the current year , and are likely to continue at at least that level . |