Example sentences of "off its [n mass] " in BNC.
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| 1 | With Hewlett-Packard Co heading for $18,800m turnover this year and Fujitsu Ltd at around the $26,000m mark , while Digital Equipment Corp looks hopefully to Alpha to rocket it off its $14,000m-a-year launchpad , the contenders to take over leadership of the mainstream computer industry from IBM Corp are lining up — and a major new round of mergers and acquisitions could be on the way . |
| 2 | The United States responded by cutting off its $17m of aid . |
| 3 | Until ICI sold off its £5.5 million European business , Courtaulds ' presence in Germany was a two-man Application Support Centre in Bremen . |
| 4 | Tap tap tap all bloody day long , when it 's not singing or falling off its perch . |
| 5 | Such as the time when the very inebriated gentleman , at 2 a.m. , wanted to know how to stop his budgie falling off its perch , because he thought it had cramp in its legs ! |
| 6 | US car maker Chrysler , in another move to reinforce its defences against recession , is to sell off its $1billion technology arm to concentrate resources on its core business . |
| 7 | On May 7th Air Canada , distracted by troubles of its own , wrote off its 10% equity stake in GPA . |