Sentence examples for at a surplus from inspiring English sources

"I got it at a surplus auction out in Euclid.

During his childhood in Honolulu, "Jimmy worked at a surplus store and then in construction," Mrs. Anthony recalled.

The draft budget for 2005, presented last week, aims at a surplus of 3.6% of GDP, though some think this could rise to 3.9%.

Nearby, on West 78th Street, Jim Robbins, a retired businessman, had resorted to chipping at the snow beneath his Toyota Prius with an Army-issued entrenchment shovel, which he bought years ago at a surplus shop.

But tax cuts are often politically irresistible, never more so than when the budget is at a surplus, as was the case in many states in the late 1990's.

Ben Oquist, the Australia Institute's executive director, said the numbers clearly show that "when the government cuts its income, it finds it near impossible to run at a surplus".

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But since 2002, the corporate sector has been running at a continual surplus, averaging surpluses of 4.5% of GDP between 2003 and 2011.

In the year to March 2001, accounts filed at Companies House indicate a surplus of at least £5m.

In the year to March 2001, accounts for BHS Group filed at Companies House indicate a surplus of at least £5m and a year later that had risen to £12.2m.

It estimates the balance of costs and benefits at somewhere between a surplus of £82m ($145m) and a loss of £145m.London's Olympic bid does have one prominent friend, however.