Example sentences of "[noun] to [n mass] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Net per share rose 180% to $0.28 in the quarter , 130% to $0.46 in the half . |
| 2 | He 's been enjoying terrific sport with bream to 3.5lb and tench to 3lb on the Plex Lane stretch . |
| 3 | Net per share remained at $0.13 in the quarter , rose 1,300% to $0.14 in the year . |
| 4 | But , with the group expected to follow George Wimpey and John Laing in making substantial provisions , it could end up £25m to £30m in the red . |
| 5 | Commenting on its most recent losses ( page five ) Advanced Logic Research Inc , Irvine , California said that more price competition reduced its turnover , and that its gross margin for the latest six months was just 14% compared with 22% in the year-ago period ; the impact of the reduction was partially offset by cost-cutting programmes , and its cash position improved by $5.5m to $35.1m during the latest six months while the company simultaneously cut bank debt $7m . |
| 6 | Promotions give a boost to sales in the competitive market and support the overall marketing plan together with good quality , competitive prices , and excellent service — everything that Stoddard Templeton stands for . |
| 7 | Automatic Data Processing Inc has reported third quarter net profit up 16.0% at $92.5m on turnover up 12.4% at $612.9m ; net profit for the nine months rose 15.4% at $214.5m on turnover that rose 14.3% at $1,626.7m ; net per share rose 14% to $0.65 in the quarter , 13% at $1.52 in the nine months . |
| 8 | Pre-tax profits in 1991 rose by 34pc to £1.5m at the society and assets growth , a key indicator of a society 's economic wellbeing advanced by 11.49pc to £225m . |
| 9 | Wellfleet Communications Inc has reported third quarter net profits up 109.9% at $7.6m against a period that included a $531,000 tax credit on turnover that soared 113% at $48.0m ; net for the nine months rose 80.4% at $18.5m against a period that included a $2.8m tax credit , on turnover that rose 111.0% at $120.9m ; net per share rose 118% to $0.24 in the quarter , 73% to $0.59 in the nine months . |
| 10 | And that 's how Pelican managed to boost profits by an astonishing 173% to £357,000 in the six months to end September , despite a more pedestrian 35% rise in turnover to £3.83m . |
| 11 | In Canada , where premium income rose from $223.4m to $322.5m following the acquisition of the general insurance business of the Prudential Corporation in November 1992 , there was another good performance . |
| 12 | His rent would go up from £20,000 to £48,000 under the new leasing system . |
| 13 | Mrs Thompson said her rent would go up from £20,000 to £48,000 under the new leases . |
| 14 | Net earnings per share rose 25% to $0.10 in the quarter and were $0.14 in the half . |
| 15 | The Alarm Discount where buildings and contents are insured is being increased from 25% to 30% on the contents portion of the premium where alarms have a direct connection to a central station . |
| 16 | Profit before tax at Wellcome rose by 25% to £505m in the year to 29 August . |
| 17 | Manufacturers continue to demand more help from the Government in the shape of increased capital allowances ( already raised by Chancellor Nigel Lamont from 25% to 40% in the last Autumn Statement ) , some form of relief from advance corporation tax and cheaper export insurance . |
| 18 | Net earnings per share fell 25% to $0.18 in the quarter , 16.7% to $0.35 in the half . |
| 19 | Net earnings per share , adjusted last time for a three-for-two stock split paid in March 1993 , rose 25% to $0.15 in the quarter , and 54.3% to $0.54 in the nine months . |
| 20 | Net earnings per share fell 25% to $0.03 in the quarter , and stood at $0.10 in the nine months . |
| 21 | Net earnings per share rose 25% to $0.30 in the quarter , 9.5% to $0.81 in the nine months . |
| 22 | Asko , Mannesmann , Bayer and even Deutsche Bank itself limit any one shareholder to 5% of the votes ; at Hoesch the figure is 15% and at Volkswagen 20% . |
| 23 | Well it it also allows me to once again break in here because er one of the things that you ca n't do in home improvement areas is talk to people about the final price on the phone . |
| 24 | Again , it was thanks to people in the industry who were prepared to spend hours arguing in the committee rooms of Brussels that common sense prevailed . |
| 25 | This , together with the addition of six big new unnamed customers and a lower than usual number of client losses , led to an 11% rise in turnover to £4.5m from the bureau and facilities management services division . |
| 26 | Toshiba will invest some $90m this fiscal year to raise output to 100,000 a month from the present 30,000 and raise yields to 80% from the present 60% . |
| 27 | It cut prices up to 12% on some of the PS/ValuePoint machines , with a 12% cut to $2,540 on the 66MHz 486DX2 model with 4Mb , 212Mb disk and 6314 Super Video Graphics Array monitor . |
| 28 | 12.4 The Director has agreed to the continuation of the Advisory Group on Violence to Staff within the Department . |
| 29 | However , Government funding as a proportion of total university income has fallen — from 65% to 51% in the last five years . |
| 30 | Canon Inc says it has new optical disk technology that could rival magnetic disks : its forthcoming 350Mb erasable magneto-optical drives will have an access time close to that of magnetic drives : it plans to launch them late next year at $1,000 for the drives and $30 to $40 for the optical disks . |