Example sentences of "a [noun sg] of [n mass] over the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The budget totalled $T40,000,000 , a rise of $T2,700,000 over the previous year . |
| 2 | One of my best buys was a dovetailer jig costing a little over £100. which represented a saving of £200.00 over the price here . |
| 3 | Investing instead in a similarly-sized firm that was already traded in the market generated , on average , a profit of 30% over the same period . |
| 4 | The concession will save contributor areas a total of £685m over the three years . |
| 5 | Revenue from sales of personal computer X server packages rose to $33m , a growth of 217% over the 1991 figure . |
| 6 | It already pays all claims of more than £220 in Northern Ireland — at a cost of £680m over the past 23 years . |
| 7 | At a price of 94p for the convertible pref , the equivalent ordinary price on conversion is 884p , a premium of 57% over the present ordinary share price of 564p . |
| 8 | This was the highest rating of all the publishers listed in Table 5 and represented a premium of 74% over the average market price/earnings ratio of 17.7x . |
| 9 | A shortage of zinc caused by supply disruptions and , some say , manipulation of the market forced the cash price of zinc to more than $1,400 a tonne , and to a premium of $240 over the forward price on the London Metal Exchange last week . |
| 10 | It is paid free of tax up to a maximum of £8000 over the full period of the allowance ( see Appendix 1 ) . |
| 11 | Deposits can be made by regular savings or by lump sum deposits subject to a maximum of £9,000 over the five year period but you may not deposit more than £3,000 in the first year or £1,800 in any succeeding year . |
| 12 | The hourly rate for doctors called on occasionally was set at £93 , an increase of 12% over the old fee . |
| 13 | As an alternative to the cash dividend the Board is proposing that an enhanced scrip dividend is offered to shareholders whereby they may elect to receive new ordinary shares with a value of 10.65 pence per share , an increase of 50% over the proposed final cash dividend . |
| 14 | The Wallace Collection attracted a record 198,225 visitors in 1992 , an increase of 41% over the previous year |
| 15 | The 25th FAO conference in Rome in November 1989 adopted a regular budget of US$569,000,000 for 1990/91 , an increase of $77,000,000 over the previous biennium [ see p. 36957 ] . |