Sentence examples for back of the strong from inspiring English sources

May 1 , 20149.58am BST The pound has hit its highest level in almost five years on the back of the strong UK manufacturing data, blasting through the $1.69 mark.

December 3, 2013 Updated at 10.13am GMT 10.07am GMT Shaun Richards (@notayesmansecon) The UK construction industry is seeing a much needed boom as the November #PMI hits a 6 year high of 62.6 #GBP December 3, 2013 Updated at 10.07am GMT 10.06am GMT The pound has jumped half a cent against the US dollar on the back of the strong construction data, hitting $1.641.

Pret's 4,000 staff are collecting £2,000 bonuses each on the back of the strong performance, the company said.Opened in London in 1986, the company was temporarily part-owned by McDonald's, but is now majority owned by private equity group Bridgepoint, who bought a stake in February 2008 which valued the group at £345m, including debt.

Prudential's Graham says bond yields are rising on the back of the strong U.S. economy and a recovery in foreign markets, especially in Asia.

Market players like the idea, because such bonds would put the full backing of the stronger states behind all the debts of the weaker and more profligate nations.

"An extra £1.3m was distributed directly into the community game at the end of the last year on the back of a strong financial performance by the WRU.

"It comes back to one of the strong differentiators for the Nordic countries.

SmartNews' move into the U.S. and the new funding come on the back of a strong year for the startup.

The CardNinja attaches to the back of the phone with strong adhesive backing (you can, with some effort, remove it later).

Being in the Dream Team shows your work during the season hasn't gone unnoticed, but it comes on the back of a strong season for the team".

Total revenues for the period were up 14%, with retail sales also rising on the back of a strong contribution from the Asian Pacific area.