Sentence examples for sales of spirits from inspiring English sources

Sales of spirits are also improving.

Over the same period, sales of spirits and liqueurs went up by 16%.

At a time when sales of spirits have been sluggish, some hot brands presented a chance to accelerate sales growth.

Armagnac accounts for 0.04 percent of worldwide sales of spirits while Cognac takes one percent of the market, according to the BNIA trade group of Armagnac producers.

Diageo, the British liquor company, said its second-half profit rose 26percentt, helped by strong sales of spirits, including Smirnoff Ice.

In particular a crackdown by the Chinese government on gift giving and personal spending by civil servants has hit sales of spirits.

Leona Lewis, a 23-year-old British singer who has been a steady presence in the Top 10 for two months, moved up one to No. 5, with 39,000 sales of "Spirit" (Syco/J).

The Finnish prohibition outlawed the sale of spirits in an attempt to redirect the population toward greater consumption of beer (with lower alcoholic content).

Ever since the repeal of Prohibition in 1933, most restaurants have relied on the sale of spirits to offset their very small margins on food.

And although the sale of spirits - brands such as Gymkhana blended malt whisky, Beehive brandy, and Silvertop gin - is down a quarter on last year, drinking continues behind closed doors.

They imposed a curfew, made everyone carry identity cards, banned the sale of spirits and later banned radios.