Example sentences of "figures for the first [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | Yesterday it announced figures for the first half of 1989 so late in the day that the London market had mostly packed up and gone home by the time the screens showed that profits had risen from Ir £109m to Ir £121m and earnings were up from 21.7p to 25.4p basic . |
2 | Figures for the first half of the year from the Building Societies Association showed that only around 54,360 people were in arrears with their mortgages . |
3 | The interim p&l account , balance sheet and cash flow statement therefore do not include comparative figures for the first half of 1991 ; the full year 1991 figures are shown , however . |
4 | HGCA figures for the first half of the 1992–93 season show Ipswich exporting ten per cent of all British wheat . |
5 | In July 1991 the SSB released economic figures for the first half of 1991 [ see p. 38340 ] . |
6 | Figures for the first half of 1990 showed that the trade gap had grown by 62 per cent to $1,870 million . |
7 | Leeds-based CST Distribution , the Acer Group Altos arm of CST Group Ltd has reported booming sales figures for the first quarter of 1993 . |
8 | UK , Leeds-based CST Distribution , the Acer Group Altos arm of CST Group Ltd has reported booming sales figures for the first quarter of 1993 . |
9 | The figures for the first quarter of 1990 showed an increase of 15 per cent on the corresponding period of 1989 , the largest rise in crime since records began in 1857 . |
10 | Evidence that the Chinese economy was entering a period of growth emerged on April 7 with the publication of economic figures for the first quarter of 1991 . |
11 | Figures for the first quarter of 1991 showed a 7 per cent increase in gross domestic product ( GDP ) as compared with the same period in 1990 ; 42 per cent of this increase was accounted for by the manufacturing sector . |
12 | Official figures for the first quarter of 1991 showed industrial production declining by only 0.6 per cent compared with the same period of 1990 — a lesser decline than might have been expected in view of the Gulf crisis . |
13 | Provisional figures for the first part of 1990 suggested a lack of progress in combating inflation , which remained over twice the European average . |
14 | While finance director Henry Elstone said that the company grew by approximately 6.5% organically , the figures for the first time also include a full year 's contribution from ESD Distribution Ltd , which Farnell acquired in July 1991 for £61m . |
15 | Reporting first quarter figures for the first time — nothing like good news to encourage such a move — SGS-Thomson Microelectronics NV said net profit for the first quarter of 1993 was $24.4m on sales up 28.1% at $439m ; in the year to December 31 it had net profit of $3m compared with a loss of $102.6m the year before ; first quarter orders soared by 91.2% to $726.8m . |
16 | Monthly PC sales have topped six figures for the first time , with 100,165 computers worth £111.6 million shipped in the UK during November 1992 . |