Sentence examples for because the second quarter from inspiring English sources

The figures were especially impressively, analysts said, because the second quarter is normally slow.

The depth of that decline was a little misleading, because the second quarter was pumped up by the tax rebates from the stimulus package.

We would see this as negative for the shares, because the second quarter should be benefiting from a one-off sale of $10m of stock that would not have been in consensus.

Its earnings from investment banking were down from the second quarter, it said, because of the seasonally weak summer months and because the second quarter had been enhanced by underwriting business as other banks had rushed to raise capital.

The GDP figures were also enhanced by comparison with the previous three months, because the second quarter had an extra public holiday as part of the Diamond Jubilee celebrations in June, as well as unusually bad weather, which reduced growth.

Alan McQuaid, chief economist at Bloxham Stockbrokers, cautioned against calling a turning point for Ireland simply because of the second quarter figures.

Andy Kilpatrick, the stockbroker-author who wrote "Of Permanent Value: The Story of Warren Buffett," said the results are impressive because during the second quarter Europe's debt woes increased and the overall economy slowed.

But diversifying its revenue is going to be important going forward, because in the second quarter Apple's hardware sales were down for both the iPhone and iPad.

Kelly pulled Golson late in the second quarter because he was missing reads and progressions.

Pechiney reported an 88percentt decline in profits in the second quarter because of lower metals prices.

Profit at Circuit City Stores fell 20percentt in the second quarter because of the company's plans to exit the appliance business.