Sentence examples for first surplus of from inspiring English sources

After four consecutive months of trade deficits, China ran its first surplus of the year in May, $2.1 billion, as rapid growth in imports moderated.

Prolongation of hospital stay after patients are deemed to be discharged from internal medicine departments is associated with increased morbidity and mortality, mainly during the first surplus days of in-hospital stay.

But a bigger than expected 43.0% decline in imports brought Japan's trade balance to its first surplus in five months, of 82.4 billion yen ($841.6 million).

Exports in March fell 45.6% from last year to ¥4.1tn and imports by 36.7%, to produce a meagre surplus of ¥11bn - the first surplus in five months - but still down 99% from a year earlier.

President Clinton's new budget held out the prospect of the first surplus since Neil Armstrong took a small step onto the moon.

It wasn't long before Patagonia encountered its first crisis a surplus of poorly made rugby shirts from a factory in Hong Kong.

Kensington and Chelsea Council made the second biggest surplus of £28.1m and a spokesman told BBC London: "There is a greater demand for parking spaces in Kensington and Chelsea than practically anywhere else in the country.

Ireland came second, with a surplus of 2% of GDP.

Deputy council leader Aled Davies said: "We have to take urgent action together with the schools to address the current unsustainable provision". Two of the county's special schools have a combined deficit of £367,000 with the third recording a surplus of £150,000.

More significantly, herding and agriculture for the first time created a surplus of food.

Cities at the top of the list, such as Tampa, Phoenix, Detroit and Los Angeles, aren't likely to fit the Obama plan because of negative equity, a surplus of second homes and the limited size of a separate tax incentive ($8,000 credit for first-time purchasers whose income is $150,000 or less), as well as broader structural issues.