Example sentences of "was [adv] [n mass] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the six months to December turnover was down £3m to £38m with pre-tax profits £1.4m lower at £3.7m . |
| 2 | Turnover was down 8% at $59.8m . |
| 3 | The number of job offerings was down 11% from the previous year , with studio teaching positions particularly hard hit . |
| 4 | Turnover was down 50% from the $47.3m reported for the fourth quarter to December 31 , with product revenue down 24% from a year ago at $27.8m , and technology revenue dwindled to just $2.5m from $16.2m a year ago . |
| 5 | Operating profit was down 12% to $8.1m . |
| 6 | Meat production in the Soviet Union was down 12% in the first part of this year , while milk production has fallen by 10% . |
| 7 | Stanford Telecommunications Inc saw third quarter net down 13.5% at $630,000 , on turnover up 4.8% at $21.6m ; net profit for the nine months was down 73% at $681,000 , on turnover that fell 4.5% to $66.6m . |
| 8 | Data General Corp is finding the transition to open systems at a time of recession extremely painful with a second quarter loss of $55m after a $48m charge for another 1,000 lay-offs : turnover was down 14% at $274m , in part because the sale of the Japanese subsidiary cut volume by $19m ; the company blamed the disappointing results on competitive pricing pressures , which have cut profits , as well as the weak worldwide economy ; the company says it continues to be very cautious about the remainder of 1992 ; AViiON sales continue to grow , but ‘ we are not satisfied with overall revenues , ’ the company declared Electronic Data Systems Corp says its graphical design system now supports Hewlett-Packard 's series 700 workstations : first deliveries are scheduled for May . |
| 9 | Tekelek Inc saw third quarter net losses of $185,000 against profits of $1.3m last time , on turnover that rose 23.4% at $16.3m ; net profit for the nine months was down 88% at $503,000 , on turnover that rose 12.6% to $45.6m . |
| 10 | Thomson Travel 's profit contribution to the Canadian parent was down £10.7million to £53.1million in the nine months to September 30 as a result of the squeeze on holiday prices and poor late sales . |
| 11 | Thomson Travel 's profit contribution to the Canadian parent was down £10.7million to £53.1million in the nine months to September 30 as a result of the squeeze on holiday prices and poor late sales . |
| 12 | The Security Service reported in the war that the IFL was mainly subsidised by Leese 's private means and that the largest individual contribution , by a Colonel Macdonald of Brussels in the period for which cash books were found between September 1930 and August 1933 and from June 1937 to November 1938 , was only £5 per month with a special donation from him of £50 in November 1938 . |
| 13 | The aircraft was seen by a reliable observer as it initiated its first overshoot ; within two minutes he had telephoned saying that the aircraft was only 50m above the ground and heading south . |
| 14 | The nitrogen level in the microbial biomass was only 50% of the original 1 year after clearing and remained low ; little mineralized nitrogen was lost to the atmosphere by denitrification but much may be retained low in the soil profile . |
| 15 | In Wester Ross there was only 1% of permanent grass indicating that any land considered ploughable was termed arable , whilst in Powys the steep slopes dictated that there was no other option . |
| 16 | By comparison , total expenditure on all forms of regional incentive ( Regional Selective Assistance , Regional Enterprise Grants , Enterprise Initiative Grants and Regional Development Grants ) was only £106m in 1989/90 . |
| 17 | The share of Japan 's R&D spending ( including grants to universities ) financed by the government was only 20% in 1987 , while in America it was 49% . |
| 18 | One was only 10-12ft behind the other and both men were laughing . |
| 19 | The minimum investment was for 100 shares at a price of £1 per share , but , as the initial payment was only 50p per share , members of the public could become shareholders of British Gas for a down-payment as low as £50 . |
| 20 | The peptide consisting of amino acids 62–171 was the smallest fragment responsible for the effect although its activity was only 13% of the intact clone ( lane 12 ) . |
| 21 | And to think that calls was only tuppence for three minutes . |
| 22 | At his death ( during yet another fast ) , his annual salary was only $1,708 plus room and board . |
| 23 | In the mid 1960s , the average income for black families was only 54% of the average for white families . |
| 24 | Few carers in the study were in employment , reflecting the earnings limit which was only £12 at the time . |
| 25 | Faldo , who took five at the next short hole , added : ‘ I was only 10ft from the flag and I was in a hole . |
| 26 | Hotel duty manager George Ashou , who was only 10ft from the blast , said : ‘ The bomb went off with a muffled crump . |
| 27 | Although this did not attain statistical significance in individual groups , the proportion of γ-interferon expressing intra epithelial lymphocytes in untreated coeliacs was only 25% of the value found in normal mucosa and a similar reduction was found in other groups with mucosal pathology ( Fig 3 ) . |
| 28 | The viewing angle was approximately 70° in one trial and was horizontal in the other . |
| 29 | The prime reason for non-acceptance is given as the cost of publishing , which in 1990 was approximately $1000 per page . |
| 30 | The prime reason for non-acceptance is given as the cost of publishing , which in 1990 was approximately $1000 per page . |