Example sentences of "the first half [prep] this " in BNC.
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| 1 | I conclude that Ford 's ‘ critical act ’ was indeed ( by and large , always by and large ) the most important of the first half of this century , and that it is , moreover , irreversible . |
| 2 | Forward sales for completion in the first half of this year are sufficient to meet internal targets , Mr Maunders said . |
| 3 | The private group , which insures invoices and financing arrangements , recorded 1,220 falures in the first half of this year , but indications so far show that at least 2,000 more failures will be recorded by the end of the year . |
| 4 | Around 242 homes were sold by the company in the first half of this year . |
| 5 | It is perhaps easier to work with the Germans , whom Britain fought so bitterly in the first half of this century , than with the French or the Italians , whose active roles in the Second World War were prematurely curtailed . |
| 6 | AMERICA could have a current-account surplus — yes , surplus — in the first half of this year , for the first time since 1981 . |
| 7 | Whatever the form of ownership — and there is plenty of room and need for experiment — the aim is the same : to bridge the gap between ownership and control that has grown ever since companies ceased to be run by proprietors in the first half of this century . |
| 8 | For the first half of this century it was associated with intellectuals , of whom Einstein was the epitome . |
| 9 | Although this book is a discussion of the problems of biology , the first half of this chapter outlines the theory of genetics , which is perhaps the best established and least problematic area of biology . |
| 10 | It was impossible to discuss the idea of Arab nationalism without mentioning Palestine , because the Arab political awakening occurred in the very years of Zionist settlement in Palestine in the first half of this century . |
| 11 | This penal optimism reigned throughout the first half of this century ( Bailey , 1987 ) . |
| 12 | This selection also includes several episodes not dealt with in the first half of this book , but which are an integral part of El Cid 's legend . |
| 13 | One example which comes to mind is Bransby Williams , who emulated the performances of Charles Dickens and Sir Henry Irving throughout the first half of this century . |
| 14 | His son , Charles Power , wrote a famous guide-book to Madeira which was regularly up-dated during the first half of this century . |
| 15 | In the first half of this book we have concentrated on the discovery and history of Madeira , its social and economic development , together with a description of its topography . |
| 16 | Plymouth looked to be cruising to victory when striker Dwight Marshall made up for an early miss with two goals in three minutes in the first half of this tie . |
| 17 | London & Metropolitan further reduced its losses before tax in the first half of this year from £14.96m to £4.44m . |
| 18 | A survey by Jordans has found that the number of companies created in the first half of this year was 3.1% lower than the same period last year . |
| 19 | The factoring companies have been heartened by signs of increased demand in the first half of this year after a difficult 1991 . |
| 20 | The £2m-rated striker missed three chances to add to his 21 goals so far this season as Pompey dominated the first half of this Anglo-Italian Cup tie . |
| 21 | There was little room for lesbians to be out in the first half of this century , unless of course they moved in the right literary or aristocratic circles . |
| 22 | Profits have dropped by a fifth to £34.8 million in the first half of this year , and he 's not expecting an early recovery . |
| 23 | The company , which also makes Scalextric , saw profits crash by 70 per cent to £158,000 in the first half of this year . |
| 24 | PROFITS of Central TV jumped from £3.4 million to £15 million in the first half of this year . |
| 25 | Wimpey revealed that its building programme has slumped from 10,000 houses in 1986 to just 2,800 in the first half of this year . |
| 26 | The company swung the axe before revealing pre-tax losses of £129 million for the first half of this year . |
| 27 | Profits in the first half of this year were as flat as a low-loader — rolling in little changed at £16.8 million . |
| 28 | This has helped lift profits of Unilever , the Wall 's ice cream to Persil food and detergents giant , by 10 per cent to £888 million in the first half of this year . |
| 29 | Almost four million people in England and Wales were summonsed in the first half of this year for failing to pay . |
| 30 | As regards SNA and local network convergence , for the first half of this year the company will continue with its existing 4100 series , ( used to integrate SDLC traffic onto Token Ring networks ) , the 6600 system for multiprotocol Token Ring routing , and the 6400/6800 modular system with multiprotocol routing . |