Example sentences of "of [noun pl] [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , with some simplification and the elimination of multiple choice , success can be achieved in the majority of cases first time around . |
| 2 | The price of a large coffee-table book is in a number of cases twenty times higher than it was two years ago . |
| 3 | It also mentions particularly damaging polluters , such as the Belchatow power station which has blighted the surrounding area with emissions of gases 20 times higher than in other danger areas . |
| 4 | By contrast the French monarchy of the early seventeenth century employed 40,000 officers , roughly one for every 400 inhabitants , giving a density of bureaucrats ten times that of England ; and many of the French officials served in regional or local government . |
| 5 | This undermines any attempt at individualised quality care since the workforce can not assimilate the individual needs , likes and dislikes of a different group of patients each time they come on duty . |
| 6 | As last year , though , it was the crews who made the story , in the most wholesome of ways this time . |
| 7 | There 's a lot of Americans this time round who 'd rather die than die for Europe . |
| 8 | Single parents off the dole queue have the same thwarted desire for waged work as their married sisters — a Woman 's Realm survey in the seventies found that 70 per cent of mothers full time at home would like a job , but had none because of the lack of childcare facilities . |
| 9 | Instead of one strand as thick as string , there were dozens of fibres three times thinner than a human hair . |
| 10 | I 've got those sort of prices some time ago when we were |
| 11 | ‘ Megavitamins ’ , that is doses of vitamins many times larger than that recommended to prevent diseases arising from deficiency , have been found to affect the biochemical reactions for which the vitamins are needed . |
| 12 | Pronet Inc has turned in fourth quarter net profits down 34.1% at $403,829 , after $2,166 gains on the sale of assets this time and $$176,131 gains last time , on turnover that rose 6.9% to $4.8m ; net profit for the year to December 31 was up 33.7% at $1.7m , after $108,908 gains from the sale of assets , on turnover that rose 4.7% to $18.8m . |
| 13 | Williams Cos saw first quarter net up 218% at $5.4m , after $95.4m pre-tax gains from the sale of assets this time and $14.6m gains last time , on sales up 26% to $751m . |
| 14 | Bolt Beranek & Newman Inc saw third quarter net losses of $6.6m against profits of $3.4m last time , after $2.4m gains from the early payment of debentures last time , on turnover that fell 12.7% at $54.8m ; net losses for the nine months stood at $31.6m against profits of $6.8m last time , after $20.5m restructuring charges this time and $3.6m gains from the early payment of debentures last time , on turnover that fell by 4.3% to $179.1m . |
| 15 | Bolt Beranek & Newman Inc saw third quarter net losses of $6.6m against profits of $3.4m last time , after $2.4m gains from the early payment of debentures last time , on turnover that fell 12.7% at $54.8m ; net losses for the nine months stood at $31.6m against profits of $6.8m last time , after $20.5m restructuring charges this time and $3.6m gains from the early payment of debentures last time , on turnover that fell by 4.3% to $179.1m . |
| 16 | Evans & Sutherland Company Inc has reported first quarter net profit up 231.3% at $858,000 , after $2.3m gains from the cumulative effect of an accounting change this time and $289,000 gains from the re-purchase of debentures last time , on turnover down 2.9% to $29.9m . |
| 17 | I do hope you 're feeling better , and that they 're sorting out the right combination of drugs this time . |
| 18 | If we run short of cigs some time we will |