Example sentences of "compared to the same [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Road deaths increased in the UK by six percent to 1250 in the second quarter of 1990 compared to the same period for last year . |
| 2 | Neste posted a 76 per cent fall in pre-tax profits to FIM 399.2m ( £1 = FIM7.07 ) during the first eight months of 1991 , compared to the same period in 1990 . |
| 3 | Compared to the same period last year , sales rose 39% up from 201,000 to 280,000 . |
| 4 | Apple Computer France SA has cut retail prices of all its products by up to 33% , and says the impact 3 , should show up quickly because of the fiercely competitive nature of the computer industry : ‘ we aim to increase the number of our users and conquer new markets , ’ it said , adding that it intends to establish a new pricing policy for resellers ; ‘ the demand for our products is still strong , with a worldwide volume growth rate of 18% in the second half of our fiscal 1993 , compared to the same period in fiscal 92 , ’ said Giancarlo Zanni , managing director of Apple France . |
| 5 | Manufacturing productivity rose nearly 8% in the first quarter of 1993 compared to the same period last year . |
| 6 | However , when compared to the same month last year , the May value is a 49 per cent improvement , and the trend from the beginning of 1992 remained upwards . |
| 7 | The bureau , in Horsemarket , received 259 inquiries during November last year an increase of 90 compared to the same month in 1990 . |
| 8 | Britain 's non-oil exports to France were up by 12 per cent last December , compared to the same month the year before . |
| 9 | ‘ Demand has been increasing steadily since November and we 're now dealing with twice the number of applications compared to the same time last year . |