Sentence examples for narrowed for the first from inspiring English sources

The current-account surplus narrowed for the first time in a year in December as oil pushed the nation's import bill to a record, a separate report showed.

Mr. Clarke said losses at Fresh & Easy narrowed for the first time in fiscal 2012 but that Tesco would slow down the opening of new stores in the chain and be more cautious about how to expand the business.

That spread had narrowed for the first time in three days Wednesday as a European Central Bank tender signaled the region's banks are in less need of cash than investors had estimated.

Imports of iron ore, crude oil and copper all rose from the previous month, as the Chinese trade balance narrowed for the first time in six months.Greek GDP contracted by 7.3% in the second quarter of 2011 compared with 2010, even worse than an earlier estimate of 6.9%.

The Scottish government said the "attainment gap" between the most advantaged and most disadvantaged pupils had narrowed for the first time.

As a result, the gap between the west and the rest began to narrow for the first time in history.

He said that the gap between revenue and costs was narrowing for the first time since it started compiling the figures – albeit by just 0.1%to12.7%7%.

Furthermore, the 80% confidence intervals narrowed from the first exercise to the second for the change scores.

The Vodafone Group, the world's largest wireless operator, reported a narrowed loss for the first half of its fiscal year and an increase in its dividend on Tuesday, and said that it would repurchase £2.5 billion ($4.2 billion) of its stock.

[C4.] Vodafone Plans Share Buyback Vodafone reported a narrowed loss for the first half of its fiscal year and an increase in its dividend, and said that it would repurchase $4.2 billion of its stock.

The trade deficit narrowed for a fourth straight month in August.