Example sentences of "[adv prt] to competitive " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | The rapid pace of growth remains crucially important , because cost of goods sold , as a percentage of net revenue , was 58.8% in the second quarter , compared with 53.6% a year ago , and put this down to competitive pricing pressures , manufacturing ramp-ups for new products , and an ‘ ongoing shift in revenue mix ’ to products with higher cost of sales as a percentage of revenue . |
| 2 | The rapid pace of growth remains crucially important , because cost of goods sold , as a percentage of net revenue , was 58.8% in the second quarter , compared with 53.6% a year ago , and put this down to competitive pricing pressures , manufacturing ramp-ups for new products , and an ‘ ongoing shift in revenue mix ’ to products with higher cost of sales as a percentage of revenue . |
| 3 | Ports face up to competitive pressures |
| 4 | Unlike the national services , which are likely to go out to competitive tender , these local and community services are expected to be awarded on the basis of their planned services and financial viability . |
| 5 | When detailed drawings of the scheme had been prepared , they were put out to competitive tender and the resulting offers were assessed by the Department of the Environment against a ‘ cost yardstick ’ related to similar newly built accommodation . |
| 6 | It is hoped that , by putting the contract out to competitive tender , efficiency will rise and costs will fall . |
| 7 | Picton-Howell had worked hard for the project since the early days , and had kept her old job as London office administrator on Equal Opportunities grounds that the post should not be put out to competitive interview after capitalization . |
| 8 | The agreement was cancelled because it should have been put out to competitive bidding . |
| 9 | Many services do not need to be provided by local authorities ; they could and should be put out to competitive tender to be provided by private contractors — from refuse collection to school meals provision and old people 's homes . |
| 10 | The Local Government Act 1988 required local councils to put out to competitive tender the provision of a wide range of local services . |
| 11 | The government has met with less success than it had anticipated in its policy of compelling local authorities to put services out to competitive tender . |
| 12 | However , the 1988 Local Government Act requires that a local authority 's cleaning and maintenance work be put out to competitive tender : this is likely to result in fewer of these staff being employed directly by the LEA in future . |
| 13 | Therefore , many local authorities which , as a matter of principle , refused to go out to competitive tender were extravagant high-cost local authorities , unconcerned about the good of their citizens and of the charge payer . |
| 14 | All too often Labour councils were reluctant to go out to competitive tender . |
| 15 | Is he aware that that has not been the case in large parts of the national health service , where food , cleaning and laundry services have been put out to competitive tender , and where , as a result , standards have often fallen far short of what they ought to be ? |
| 16 | Many local authorities have moved ahead and are putting many of their services out to competitive tender . |
| 17 | The results of putting these services out to competitive tender have proved to be controversial with proponents claiming significant improvements in efficiency and critics claiming a substantial worsening in service quality . |
| 18 | The report said that £20.2m was spent unlawfully on highways maintenance since 1988 as it was carried out by Lambeth Direct Labour Organisation ( DLO ) without being put out to competitive tender . |
| 19 | The contract went out to competitive tender and though ours was higher priced than some they liked its performance and capability . ’ |