Example sentences of "for the third [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This strategy , for the third year of work of the Enterprise Centre , will facilitate the integration of the work of the Enterprise Centre as a crucial and core activity of the University . |
| 2 | Bay of Plenty showed the advantage of the special coaching which New Zealanders receive for such events when they romped to victory in the Melrose Sevens tournament , taking the prized trophy overseas for the third year in a row by defeating Kelso 19–12 in the final . |
| 3 | Waterloo Boy , placed for the third year in succession , was three-and-a-half lengths adrift in third , and it is highly unlikely that he can reverse the form . |
| 4 | Flying the flag : The Fijian team celebrates as it retains its grip on the Cup for the third year in succession : ( l-r ) Fijian supporter , Waisale Serevi , Tomasi Cama , Vesito Rauluni ( captain ) , Mesake Rasari , Viliami Rauluni , Filimone Seru , Ratu Sakeasi ( front ) . |
| 5 | In the 600cc class which should be the best of the day , Jim Moodie is fastest on 115.90 but if McCallen gets it together he can win this race for the third year in a row . |
| 6 | Bomb threats by the Basque separatist group ETA disrupted Spain 's rail system over the Aug. 3-4 holiday weekend for the third year in succession . |
| 7 | The annual survey on the Norwegian economy published in early March 1991 by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development ( OECD ) reported that inflation , then at an annual rate of 4.5 per cent , was " below the rates prevailing in most trading partner countries " , and that there was a current-account surplus for the third year in succession after several years of difficult adjustment following the mid-1980s fall in oil prices . |
| 8 | A deep hole has been discovered over Antarctica for the third year in succession . |
| 9 | Chairman 's hat-trick : Coun Norman Lantsbery had been elected chairman of Loftus Town Council for the third year in succession . |
| 10 | Manufacturing industry was still in recession right up to the end of 1992 , and both manufacturing and total industrial output fell last year for the third year in a row , according to the Central Statistical Office 's figures yesterday . |
| 11 | Waterloo Boy , placed for the third year in succession , was 3 lengths adrift in third . |
| 12 | COT deaths in England and Wales have dropped for the third year in succession . |
| 13 | Earlier Rangers had been thinking of survival rather than victory as for the third weekend in a row the Glasgow giants found themselves seriously threatened by a club from the bottom half of the table . |
| 14 | Some would argue for the third possibility on the grounds that if there were a complete set of laws , that would infringe God 's freedom to change his mind and intervene in the world . |
| 15 | And then for the third leg of our erm Radio Oxford yankee , we go over in the tenth race , the nine forty eight . |
| 16 | The dismal figures of a net loss of $7.7 million for the nine months ended September 1992 , compared to $5.4 million for the same period last year , and a net loss of $13.2 million for the third quarter with a loss per share of $0.25 ( compared to $0.22 per share last third quarter ) were almost obscured by the announcement that the company will be raising its buyer 's premium from 10% to 15% as from January 1993 . |
| 17 | Tucson , Arizona-based Artisoft Inc warns that it expects its results for the third quarter to March 31 to be at break-even or slightly below — it expects to increase reserves and allowances , take one-time charges , and accelerate accruals by a pre-tax total of $1.5m to $2m , and it expects third quarter revenues to be below year-ago revenues of $20.3m ; it blames a shift in the sales mix for the revenue shortfall — ‘ Given the current trend toward the LANtastic software only option , the company is cautious in its expectations over the next several quarters for recovery in revenues and earnings to the levels achieved in the first and second quarter of the fiscal year , ’ the company said — it also offers it with adaptors . |
| 18 | Irvine , California-based Western Digital Corp warns that earnings per share for the third quarter to March 27 will be ‘ significantly below ’ consensus analysts ' expectations which have been in a range of $0.20 to $0.26 a share , as a direct result of severe price declines in the 3.5″ hard disk drive business : the company says it does not see a significant decline in unit demand and that demand from its key OEM customers is getting stronger and says it is comfortable with revised analyst estimates , in the $0.05 to $0.10 per share range ; ‘ To the best of our ability we will not participate ’ in the price wars , it said . |
| 19 | Pfizer reported net profits of $274.7m for the third quarter of 1991 , 13 per cent higher than in the same period in 1990 . |
| 20 | Meanwhile , IBM Corp shares plunged $5.50 to $72.50 on the day the company reported a stunning net loss after charges for the third quarter of $2,778m last week and scepticism rose over the prompt promise in the analysts ' call after the announcement that the dividend is safe . |
| 21 | Either an early access or a general availability announcement has been set for the third quarter of 1993 , three to six months before OSF . |
| 22 | The fall of 17 per cent in company liquidations for the third quarter of 1991 brings us down to a figure which is still 44 per cent higher than the same period ; it does not yet represent a net recovery . |
| 23 | The current account showed a surplus of US$6,000,000 for the third quarter of 1990 , compared with a deficit of US$49,000,000 for the same period in 1989 . |
| 24 | The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries ( OPEC ) held its 91st ministerial meeting in Vienna on May 21-22 , and decided to " roll over " for the third quarter of 1992 the overall output ceiling of 22,982,000 barrels per day ( bpd ) , in view of the relative firmness of prices ( around US$18.50 for the representative " basket " of crudes on which the OPEC reference price , currently $21 , was calculated ) . |
| 25 | Yesterday , after purple thunderheads had bled rain over the hills for the third day in succession , the air had dried up . |
| 26 | Celebrations for the third anniversary of the 1989 revolution are continuing . |
| 27 | Even as Mrs Thatcher stood triumphant for the third time on the stairs at Central Office the applauding apparatchiks were already honing the knives for the Saatchi team which was blamed for various mid-campaign woes . |
| 28 | At a time when the British electorate has elected a Conservative government for the third time on the basis of a minority of the votes cast it is additionally important to add to this examination of the impact of ‘ the voice of the people ’ upon social policy determination the observation that our ‘ first past the post ’ electoral system can convey a very ambiguous message . |
| 29 | MEAN-HEARTED thieves have struck for the third time at the Wrexham depot of the Operation Christmas Child charity , stealing a fax machine used to send out vital documents for aid convoys . |
| 30 | Careful not to wake the others , he made his way for the third time to the lavatory . |