Sentence examples for as first half from inspiring English sources

Same content as first half of 11.521.

Vincent Kompany 6 Blocked a McCarthy attempt well and as first half progressed was able to relax a little more.

Centrica, the owner of British Gas, closed 5.2p lower at 309p as first half profits fell 35%.

But Centrica, the owner of British Gas, has dipped 1.6p to 312.6p as first half profits fell 35%.

Insurer Direct Line has jumped 8% to 383.8p as first half profits fell 5% to £316.9m after lower investment gains and a new levy to cut insurance costs for homes in flood-risk areas.

However catering group Compass climbed 20.25p to 353p as first half profits climbed 40% and analyst Tony Shepard at Charles Stanley issued a strong buy recommendation: "The group has had a very good first half and encouragingly, the level of new business wins in all sectors has remained strong.

As first-half offensive sets produced only missed shots or costly turnovers, the free fall continued, reaching an ugly third-quarter deficit.

Lazio comfortably progressed as first-half goals from Antonio Candreva and Alvaro González downed Borussia Mönchengladbach 2-0 for a 5-3 aggregate win.

It expects profits for the full year to March 2015 to be "significantly below current expectations" as first-half revenues dived 17% to £64.7m.

The bank had other troubles, as first-half profit for Santander's branch network in Spain slipped to 500 million euros from 699 million euros in year-earlier period, a decline of 28.4 percent.

The Luton-based carrier revealed the capacity squeeze as first-half pre-tax losses, racked up during the traditionally quiet six months to 31 March, rose from £79m to £153m.