Example sentences of "[n mass] [prep] [art] corresponding period " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | In the first half of the year , the group made taxable profits of £42.3m compared with £40.4m in the corresponding period last year . |
| 2 | Excluding the mining machinery business that contributed £85million in the corresponding period , before disposal , turnover put on almost £70million to £337.5million . |
| 3 | In the first quarter of 1992 the group made £377m before tax , compared with £358m in the corresponding period last year . |
| 4 | Taxable profits in the half-year soared to £324.6m compared with £204.7m in the corresponding period in 1991 . |
| 5 | This compares with a profit of over £133m in the corresponding period . |
| 6 | Pre-tax profits in the three months to the end of September , rose 9pc to £571m from £525m in the corresponding period last year . |
| 7 | Profits before tax were up 137pc and turnover topped £54m against £43m for the corresponding period last year , an increase of 25pc . |
| 8 | Boss Esmond Bulmer says that cider sales ‘ continue to show great resistance to the slump ’ and this has bumped half-year pre-tax profits to £10.7m , a jump of 18% on the corresponding period . |