Sentence examples for were a year before from inspiring English sources

To make matters worse, last month HTC shocked investors by saying that it expected its revenue in the fourth quarter to be no more than they were a year before.

Prices for men's, boys' and infants' clothing in February were 3.9percentt lower than they were a year before; the cost of women's and girls' clothes was down 2.5percentt.

Stephen Green, an economist at Standard Chartered, expects China's real export growth to fall to zero by the end of this year and to turn negative next year.In July China's exports surged a mighty 27% from where they were a year before, but this does not alter the picture much.

By December the central bank's assets were 14% ahead of where they were a year before.

In September, consumer prices were 2.8% higher than they were a year before.

It was a year before they tried him.

It might be a year before they know for sure.

It could be a year before it is able to supervise all the banks.

It was a year before the girls were found in a nearby village.

It was a year before he was caught impersonating a millionaire at a bank.

It could be a year before Mr. Branch will be interviewed by immigration officials.