Example sentences of "high [conj] [art] year " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ While at present returns are not as high as a year ago , they are still relatively attractive . ’ |
| 2 | Excluding prices of food , drink and tobacco , regarded as a more reliable guide to the underlying trend , factory gate prices rose 0.5 per cent during September and were 5.5 per cent higher than a year earlier . |
| 3 | In the US , meanwhile , there was a sharp jump of 0.9 per cent in September wholesale prices , which were 4.5 per cent higher than a year ago . |
| 4 | Production of luxury cars at Jaguar rose by 56% in the first four months of the year , largely due to increased demand in its biggest market , America , where sales in the first four months were 27% higher than a year ago . |
| 5 | In all seven broad industry categories monitored by TI , the level of failures was higher than a year previously . |
| 6 | It is higher than a year ago in every EFTA country and in every G7 country except Japan . |
| 7 | higher than a year ago . |
| 8 | Last year in the USA , AIDS cases in women were nearly 10pc higher than a year ago , and AIDS was now the leading cause of death in nine leading US cities for women of childbearing age . |
| 9 | The level of attendances does , however , remain between 10% and 15% higher than the year before that . |