Sentence examples for quarter cost from inspiring English sources

The current quarter cost me £68 last year, having the boiler on all the time.

A strike in Eastern Europe during the second quarter cost Volkswagen 18 million euros, the company said.

Weak stock prices in the quarter cost the bank 2 billion euros, it said, adding that the recent rebound in share prices has alleviated that loss.

If you're a glass half empty person, you'll claim that it was still the same old Kangaroos, as a calamitous second quarter cost them any chance of a stirring victory.

During the quarter ConAgra maintained its dedication to trimming expenses, cutting general and administrative costs by 0.7% to $421.9 million, down from $424.7 million in the year-ago quarter; cost of goods sold dropped 3.2% to $2.3 billion, down from $2.4 billion in the third quarter of 2009; and interest expenses fell 5% to $39.9 million from $42 million in the similar period last year.

The New York Times reported that using the Macroeconomic Advisers projections, the 4th quarter cost alone would be about "$12 billion".

Component prices declined less than they did in the second quarter, costs to speed up production increased, there were shortages of some parts, and the company sold a less favorable product mix.

In the second quarter, the retail titan's technology expenses were up over 70percentt year-over-year for the third consecutive quarter, costing the company 2.8 billion yuan, or $400 million.

When I prescribe someone a drug for high blood pressure, which in the quarter costs 150€, then I am affected each quarter.

I'm also told this amounts to 80% quarter-on-quarter revenue growth against 6% quarter-on-quarter cost growth, though without breaking out the raw numbers in terms of burn-rate, that's fairly opaque.

The company will have first-quarter costs before taxes of $60 million to $90 million related to the cuts.