Sentence examples for stronger first from inspiring English sources

Homebase, which has closed 25 stores as sales move increasingly online, had a stronger first half, with its profit up from £27.8m to £34.3m.

Thomas Hazlett, a professor of economics and law at George Mason University, said that Mr. Whitehead "spearheaded a deregulatory movement that brought much more liberal rules and far stronger First Amendment protection to the emerging media".

One may also notice the overall similarity between secondary beta components, in spite of the difficulty in simultaneously controlling the number of isopotential lines to illustrate component maps, due to the much stronger first components.

This could have been done in vitro, using their cultured precursor cells, providing a stronger first proof-of-principle for the important concept they propose.

To improve precision, one might collect more data to increase sample size; or one might (we believe implausibly) assume the absence of unobserved population stratification, which would permit removal of the dyad fixed effects and result in a stronger first stage (results not shown).

Cover the shelter with branches, stronger first.

Russell Westbrook and the Oklahoma City Thunder, eliminated from playoff contention on the very last day of the season, could have provided the Warriors with a stronger first-round opponent.

The stronger first-quarter showing, the fastest rate in at least three years, prompted the government to raise its forecast for growth this year by half a percentage point to as high as 5.5percentt.

There was plenty of that on offer, from Worcester who had the stronger first-half scrum, and from Northampton who had the better line-out and the smarter knowledge of the break-down area.

In stocks, PepsiCo gave guidance for stronger first-quarter results due to better sales, and it upped its annual dividend, while Accenture posted a profit that topped analysts' expectations, as contract services pushed sales higher.

Pharmaceutical maker Schering reported stronger first-quarter earnings and sales Monday thanks in part to sales of oral contraceptives and said the rest of the year would be good.