Example sentences of "companies have be [vb pp] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | According to the Middle East Times of June 11-17 , up to 115 of the 150 public-sector companies had been selected for privatization . |
| 2 | More than 2,000 companies had been earmarked for privatization in March . |
| 3 | Gresham chairman Sid Green professed himself ‘ modestly satisfied ’ with the company 's pre-tax profit of £767,000 on sales of £7.25m — last year 's sales were £6.29m but the two companies had been combined for only part of the accounting period . |
| 4 | Many organisations and companies have been approached for support , with a measure of success . |
| 5 | Conversely , if state-owned companies have been offered for privatization but few bidders have come forward , is this a ‘ failure ’ if the firms continue as loss makers in the public sector ? |
| 6 | The lack of ‘ teeth ’ in UK restrictive trades practices policy is in stark contrast to both the US ( where executives of colluding companies have been gaoled for conspiracy , in addition to the levying of substantial fines on companies ) , and the EC ( where a firm can be fined up to 10 per cent of its worldwide turnover ) . |
| 7 | TV COMPANIES have been attacked for targeting children with ads for fatty and sugary foods . |
| 8 | Accusations of unfair trading have been particularly widespread in recessions when Japanese companies have been attacked for dumping products in foreign markets . |