Example sentences of "during [art] first [adj] months " in BNC.
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| 1 | Bayer fared slightly better than its rivals , turning in a 4 per cent drop in pre-tax profits during the first nine months of the year — from DM 2750m to DM 2640m . |
| 2 | Under a scheme introduced at Shell Chemicals in February last year women receive six months ' maternity pay , half at the beginning of their leave and the rest paid in stages during the first nine months after they return to work . |
| 3 | Rhône-Poulenc announced a rise in operating profits of 8.1 per cent during the first nine months of 1991 to FFr 4887m ( £1 = FFr9.68 ) , despite a persistently poor economic climate . |
| 4 | During the first nine months of 1992 , 47 companies obtained a full listing and only five a USM quotation . |
| 5 | The London exchange , reporting the figures in its latest quarterly publication , said that 900 people left the industry during the first nine months of the year , cutting total staff numbers to 22,100 . |
| 6 | After shrinking slightly over the past few years , the gap grew to nearly $10 billion during the first four months of this year , up from a little over $6 billion for the same period in 1990 . |
| 7 | ABOVE RIGHT A medical textbook s illustration from 1794 showing the development of the foetus during the first four months after conception . |
| 8 | The period of greatest rent increases , during the first four months of this year , corresponds with the scrapping , on 15 January , of fair rents and the introduction of assured tenancies for all new lettings . |
| 9 | On May 25 the Taiwanese Board of Foreign Trade released figures which showed that trade between Taiwan and eastern Europe had amounted to US$194,100,000 during the first four months of 1991 an 82.4 per cent increase over the same period in 1990 . |
| 10 | During the first five months of 1992 , Olszewski had held unsuccessful negotiations with various parliamentary parties to broaden his support base [ see p. 38881 ] , the latest of which — discussions with the Confederation for an Independent Poland ( KPN ) — broke down on June 2 . |
| 11 | Nobel made a loss of SKr 1500m during the first 8 months of 1991 , as a result of the troubles . |
| 12 | The Supreme Court 's July ruling admitted for the first time in 16 years the right of individual states to restrict abortions during the first six months of pregnancy . |
| 13 | Figures from the Public Health Laboratory Service ( PHLS ) revealed 7,848 confirmed cases of salmonella during the first six months of this year , a 17% decrease over the same period last year . |
| 14 | It is probable , then , that she returned to Brackley during the first six months of 1745 . |
| 15 | The introduction of a new series of medicines , together with the strong and continuing growth of established products , were significant factors in Glaxo 's favourable results during the first six months of 1991 . |
| 16 | If it is to be a fish-only tank , then you can only stock 6″ of fish slowly during the first six months . |
| 17 | FRANKMOBILE : A certain tour van that gave us so much pleasure and pain during the first six months of this year . |
| 18 | New residents are at their most receptive during the first six months . |
| 19 | The effect of contested takeover bids on a company 's share price may be seen from the 139 per cent increase in the price of Rowntree 's shares during the first six months of 1988 — the best performance of any share in the FT-SE 100 index . |
| 20 | ( The data given in this chapter was collected during the first six months of 1985 and employers should , therefore , bear this in mind when determining their relocation policies . ) |
| 21 | Interviews also took place with parents in 10 of the 25 cases selected for follow-up.The study looked at cases during the first six months after the initial case conference . |
| 22 | NCD claims to have shipped 25.9% of the 96,610 X-terminals thought to have been installed worldwide during the first six months of this year . |
| 23 | In marked distinction to the solicitors ' branch of the profession , the pupil barrister may not earn any money during the first six months of pupillage and there are only limited opportunities for earning in the second six months of pupillage . |
| 24 | Most babies distinguish reliably between their parents and others during the first six months of life , and so already know that human beings vary . |
| 25 | A team of researchers from Bristol University was commissioned to examine what the YTS had to offer young black people and to indicate how they got on during the first six months of the scheme ( S. Fenton , Ethnic Minorities and the Youth Training Scheme Research and Development Series , no. 20 , MSC , 1984 ) . |
| 26 | The earnings-related supplement , paid to eligible claimants during the first six months of unemployment , has been abolished ; unemployment pay is now taxable ; and tax rebates are not now paid immediately to those losing their jobs . |
| 27 | During the first six months of pupillage the fledgling barrister is not allowed to accept briefs . |
| 28 | During the first six months after the baby was born he was very helpful when he was around , as Tracy sometimes felt she could n't cope because her daughter cried so much . |
| 29 | The effect of the decision was to give women the choice of an abortion during the first six months of pregnancy if they could find a doctor to carry it out , and it came to have enormous symbolic importance for feminists . |
| 30 | During the first six months of the competition , more than £21 million of ‘ new ’ money was attracted to the Bank , and by mid-way through May this figure had risen to £22½ million . |