Example sentences of "[be] down [adv] [adj] [unc] [unc] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Property prices are down around 30-35 per cent from the high of 1988 , and for waterside locations have plummeted by 40 per cent , says Dai Jenkins of Gribble , Booth & Taylor , who have branches in Devon , Cornwall , Somerset and Dorset . |
| 2 | In the past 12 months alone , burglaries are down almost 8 per cent , car crime around 50 per cent . |
| 3 | Sales , on a like-for-like basis , were down nearly 10 per cent , with operating losses of £5.2m . |
| 4 | ICI 's results looked worse still after taking into account its restructuring and disposals ; indicating that underlying profits were down almost 30 per cent . |
| 5 | But turnover in the smaller service division fell 8 per cent and profits were down almost 30 per cent to £6.18 million , reflecting more sluggish demand for spares and service . |
| 6 | In the event , tourist arrivals in January-March 1991 were down only 3 per cent compared with the same period in 1990 . |
| 7 | Output in cars , engineering and clothing is down nearly 12 per cent , says a Labour survey . |
| 8 | The British Association of Removers , which represents 750 removal companies across the country , believes housemoving business is down about 40 per cent . |
| 9 | The British Association of Removers , which represents 750 removal companies across the country , believes housemoving business is down about 40 per cent . |
| 10 | In the first seven months of 1990 productivity was down nearly 10 per cent compared with the same period of 1989 ; 37,000 people were unemployed ; and retail prices had increased dramatically ( according to figures published on Aug. 18 the cost of living index had risen by 108 per cent between May and July alone ) . |
| 11 | In spite of the recession , reduced profits from property sales and a 50 per cent rise in interest charges to £3.5 million profit before exceptionals was down only 9 per cent to £22.1 million , of which £11.8 million came in the first half . |