Sentence examples for manipulated figures from inspiring English sources

In collusion with generously rewarded bank employees, appraisers and lawyers, these "nonprofits" then manipulated figures to get large HUD-guaranteed loans for renovations they never intended to make.

Prosecutors say executives manipulated figures on the company's books and in its financial reports in various ways to make them meet Wall Street expectations, thereby inflating the value of Symbol stock and enriching themselves.

Lone Star is now involved in two big trials and a number of smaller actions, all suggesting it manipulated figures in order to buy companies on the cheap or to avoid paying taxes.

Frow responded to comments made by Jay Hunt, Channel 4's chief creative officer, who implied that Channel 5's victory in a week of ratings was down to manipulated figures.

But the mood shifted eastward Friday as a Hungarian official said that the country's finances were in dire straits because the previous government had manipulated figures and lied about its economy.

Suppose cyber versions of Bernard Madoff manipulated figures on corporate balance sheets and earnings statements to exploit those changes for financial or business gain.

"It's a less easily manipulated figure than earnings per share, and it's relatively comparable across various markets," Mr. Hart said.

In our next attempt, we introduced two new conditions in which the monkeys' relative table positions were identical to position A and social conflict could be manipulated (Figure 6).

These "Small Target" and "Large Target" images were identical across conditions, but the size and placement were of an electrical outlet and a light switch panel on the wall behind the target had been manipulated (Figure 1).

There is no regulatory or legislative barrier to corporations using techniques such as shifting profits to lower tax nations, manipulating figures to produce a loss in the UK and directing turnover to offices in tax havens.

Normally, this would have provoked a big debate, with one side alleging that students' hard work was being undervalued because of a political attempt to manipulate figures, and the other welcoming a small step towards greater academic rigour.