Example sentences of "[adv] [n mass] to [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Maintenance labour cost vary somewhat around NZ , just as they do here , but against the UK 's average hourly £15 to £25 or so for single-engine aircraft , NZ engineers seem to charge the equivalent of £12 to £15 on average . |
| 2 | Macland Inc saw fourth quarter net profits up 103.2% at $74,753 , on turnover down 36.7% at $2.9m ; net profit for the year to December 31 stood at $42,176 against losses of $55,738 last time , on turnover down 23% to $14.2m . |
| 3 | In the six months to December turnover was down £3m to £38m with pre-tax profits £1.4m lower at £3.7m . |
| 4 | Profits should rise from £2.09m to £2.5m in the year to May 1990 , rating the shares , down 1p to 242p yesterday , on a modest earnings multiple of around eight times . |
| 5 | Conglomerate Hanson , strongly dependent on recovery in the US market , is unlikely to impress with year-end figures down 17% to £1.09bn. , with the dividend rise for the year put at 1% to 11.1p . |
| 6 | Tenera Ltd Partnership saw fourth quarter net profits of $592,000 against losses of $1.3m last time , after $1.3m non-recurring charges last time , on turnover down 13.2% at $9m ; net profit for the year to December 31 were $795,000 against losses of $6.4m last time , after $7.5m non-recurring charges last time , on sales down 17% to $36.6m . |
| 7 | Net earnings per share were down 50% to $0.04 in the quarter , and amounted to $0.34 in the nine months . |
| 8 | Merchant bank Warburg also lost ground , down 45p to 479p after a 44% slump in half-year profits to £51m . |
| 9 | SCOTTISH salmon steaks are down £1 to £3.99 for 3lb at Asda . |
| 10 | Industrial stalwarts like Rolls-Royce , down 3.5p to 128p , GKN , down 8p to 472p , and IMI , 6p lower at 472p , all reflected City disillusionment with the sector . |
| 11 | North Atlantic prawns are down £1.69 to £4.29 , and breaded scampi is £1.99 for 400g , down £1 . |
| 12 | Thomson Travel 's profit contribution to the Canadian parent was down £10.7million to £53.1million in the nine months to September 30 as a result of the squeeze on holiday prices and poor late sales . |
| 13 | Thomson Travel 's profit contribution to the Canadian parent was down £10.7million to £53.1million in the nine months to September 30 as a result of the squeeze on holiday prices and poor late sales . |
| 14 | But although the company managed to exceed its targets by the half year stage , it was n't able to maintain such growth levels — turnover for the entire year grew only 10% to $253m . |
| 15 | Nigel Hawkins of Hoare Govett estimates initial dealings will see prices at between only 110p to 125p , while Robert Giles of Laing & Cruickshank believes the opening price could level around 105p to 110p . |
| 16 | Recognise that alcohol , cannabis , cocaine , LSD , heroin , Methadone , minor tranquillisers , sleeping tablets and many other mood-altering substances are all cross.addictive to sufferers from addictive disease and that all these drugs feed the disease regardless of whether they are legal , illegal or medicinally prescribed . |
| 17 | Operating profit was down 12% to $8.1m . |
| 18 | Industrial stalwarts like Rolls-Royce , down 3.5p to 128p , GKN , down 8p to 472p , and IMI , 6p lower at 472p , all reflected City disillusionment with the sector . |
| 19 | A 58% profit setback and 70% off the divi , sent William Cook down 8p to 88p . |
| 20 | M/A-Com Inc has reported first quarter net profit down 88.1% at $374,000 , after $633,000 gains from discontinued operations last time , on turnover down 13% to $374,000 . |
| 21 | Pork loin chops are down 40p a lb to £1.39 , boneless pork steaks down 40p a lb to £1.99 and Somerfield fresh chicken breast fillets down 70p to £2.59 a lb . |
| 22 | SHARES of LEP , the freight-forwarding and security monitoring company , were marked down 15p to 150p yesterday when its half-time figures failed to meet some market expectations . |
| 23 | Food retailers lost ground after cautious broker forecasts , with Sainsbury down 9p to 506p , Kwik Save 41p lower at 801p and Argyll down 10p at 343p . |
| 24 | The acquisition of 13.4 million shares an 8.4 per cent stake in Owners Abroad by Thomas Cook in an attempt to block the Airtours bid pushed Owners Abroad shares down 9p to 138p . |
| 25 | For the half year to September , Merrydown reported profits down 19% to £760,000 reflecting strong competition . |
| 26 | However , HP contracts will demand a much higher deposit than lease purchase , typically 25% to 30% against perhaps 15% to 20% . |
| 27 | As shown in table II , seronegative children who had received IPV were 2 to 14 times more likely to seroconvert than those who had received OPV ; seroconversion rates in the IPV group were from 67% to 100% , compared with only 5% to 53% in the OPV group ( p < 0.001 ) . |
| 28 | ( 2 ) staffing levels not allowing library supervision for more than half the week : So $8,000 to $10,000 of books are not secure and are there for anyone to take ; |
| 29 | Microcom Inc saw fourth quarter net losses of $3.6m , after $3.2m charges related to litigation , against profits of $999,000 last time , on turnover down 16.6% at $16m ; net losses for the year to March 31 stood at $10.7m , after $4.3m restructuring charges last time , on turnover down 6% to $69.4m . |
| 30 | Worries over consumer spending if interest rates rise sent Kingfisher down 21p to 459p and Dixons 27p to 190p . |