Sentence examples for been pulled forward from inspiring English sources

In its report Deloitte concluded that supplier payments had been pulled forward or deferred in a manner that was contrary to Tesco's accounting policies.

In its report, Deloitte said supplier payments had been "pulled forward or deferred" in a manner that was contrary to Tesco's accounting policies.

The number of people who missed work because of the weather jumped by more than 200,000, double the typical figure for December.Moreover, payroll gains were revised up in November, to 241,000 (from 203,000) suggesting that some of December's hiring may have been pulled forward.

The key part of the statement is thatamounts have been pulled forward or deferred, contrary to Tesco Group accounting policies; there have been similar practices in prior reporting periods; the current and prior practices appear to be linked as income pulled forward grew period by periodFull details will await the Financial Conduct Authority's investigation.

"Orders have been pulled forward.

"I feared for my life, I know that sounds melodramatic, but I feared for my life – had I been pulled forwards by the vehicle and under.

Always her hair, in a braided plait, was pulled forward over her left shoulder.

The angel of history, said the Marxist Walter Benjamin, is pulled forward but keeps looking backward.

There are two bins of each item; when one bin is empty, the second is pulled forward.

When the posterior oblique muscles contract, the scale is pulled rearward, but its edge anchors it, and the body is pulled forward.

Attempting to land back at Hinton-in-the Hedges, Mr Adams found the control column was pulled forward "with a force he could not resist".