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“Reliance Industries has said it is paying 48bn rupees ($1bn; £700m) to take a 95% stake in Infotel Broadband, which emerged as the surprise winner in India's wireless broadband auction.”
“Infotel was the only company to win broadband spectrum in all 22 service areas.”
“Five other firms also won spectrum in some areas.”
“Infotel is paying about 128bn rupees for spectrum in all zones.”
“The Scotsman and The Herald both recorded very small rises in their circulations between April and May.”
“However their sales, 45,000 for The Scotsman and just under 55,000 for The Herald, are still down on May last year.”
“As recently as January 2005, The Herald could boast average daily sales of 80,700, while the Scotsman sold about 65,000.”
“The Times and the Daily Telegraph both produce Scottish editions. With 24,500 and 23,000 daily sales respectively, they sell substantially fewer copies than either The Herald or The Scotsman...”
“Last month the Mail sold 112,000 copies in Scotland.”
“Two years ago the sales of the Mail overtook the combined circulation of The Herald and The Scotsman.”
“Last month the Record sold more than 300,000 copies in Scotland while The Sun sold almost 340,000.”
“Last summer, the Sunday Herald cut its price to £1.”
“A relatively modest rise in sales to about 42,000 is unlikely to have increased income...”
“this week both the Scottish Daily Mail and the Scottish Daily Express launched a so-called "price war" and went on sale for just 20p.”
“The Scottish Daily Mail increasingly regards the Herald and the Scotsman as its principle competitors.”
“Aggressive price-cutting by The Sun helped it overtake the Daily Record as Scotland's best-selling tabloid four years ago...”
“Anglo-Irish Bank is understood to have appointed a receiver to three of the company's assets including an office development in Belfast.”
“Anglo appointed a receiver on May 28, documents filed at Companies House detail.”
“Jermon was set up by Peter Dolan, a former pharmacist, in 1997.”
“It is currently involved in a £25m project to redevelop Dumbarton town centre in the west of Scotland.”
“We made every effort to find alternative patterns for games but it just proved unfeasible to do so at Castle Bromwich.”
“In 1994 Sir Mark Saville, as he had now become, was appointed chairman of a Department of Trade and Industry Committee to update arbitration law.”
“...he was praised for the speed with which he found a way through the complex issues that had kept the committee bogged down for ten years.”
“The position will officially begin when Creative Scotland's first board is established in July.”
“Sir Sandy was appointed chief executive of Standard Life Investments when it was launched in 1998.”
“and was appointed group chief executive in 2004.”
“Sir Sandy Crombie, now an independent director at the Royal Bank of Scotland, will take on the four-year role at the new Scottish government arts body.”
“Chris Spear arrived on Thursday and took down the structure in about 15 minutes.”
“The Aberystwyth-based dairy employs about 140 people”
“it was sold to Horizon in 1999”
“Plaxton plans to make 75 staff redundant at its Scarborough site because of a slump in orders.”
“New coach registrations have fallen by about a third since 2007”
“registrations of new coaches down by about a third in three years because of the reluctance of major fleet buyers to make long-term investment.”
“coach production is being reduced for the short term, but bus production will remain at current levels”
“It said it planned to double its workforce in 12 months, in part to improve its chances of securing the Scottish government's Saltire Prize.”
“Sponsors pay huge money for the right to link to the World Cup, they won't pay that money unless they believe Fifa will vigorously protect their interests.”
“In 1965 he was signed to Decca Records, leading to hit records including his biggest hit Pied Piper and You Were On my Mind.”
“Stobart probably crosses that bridge around 1,500 times a day,”
“Sales of its own beer rose 2%”
“We have made a solid start to the new financial year with like-for-like sales in our managed pubs and hotels growing by 3.5% for the 10 weeks to 5 June 2010”
“For the same period own beer volumes are level with last year”
“new deadline of Monday”
“made up of 11 companies”
“by early next week”
“last month”
“established in 1981”
“In 1997, it merged with Cardiff-based media firm Derwen”
“6,500 square ft”
“A £2.7m pharmaceutical facility, which will create 65 new research and development jobs and safeguard 19 more, is to be opened in Deeside.”
“The industrial park site, near Shotton, will be opened by Deputy First Minister Ieuan Wyn Jones, who announced £784,000 in funding for the facility last year.”
“The company was originally based on the Wirral but expanded and moved its headquarters and manufacturing operations to Enterprise House on the Deeside Industrial Park in January this year.”
“Production company Twenty Twenty Television offered Belfast City Council the chance to buy the reproduction at a cost of £20,000,”
“The mould used for the anchor could still be used to create another replica, but the cost could rise to as much as £40,000”
“A £90m Titanic Signature building is planned for the head of the Titanic slipway.”
“The trust has come up with four future options - loan the collection to Stranraer museum, consider its purchase by Wigtownshire's Common Good fund, sell the paintings on the open market or carry on with the service unchanged.”
“The MP for Dundee East, Stewart Hosie, is to meet the head of DC Thomson in an attempt to save 350 jobs.”
“A 90-day consultation with staff who may lose their jobs has begun.”
“DC Thomson & Co Ltd is a family-run company which employs more than 2,000 people.”
“The firm produces more than 100 million copies of its newspapers, books, annuals, magazines and comics each year.”
“Rothiemurchus Estate's project would see 1,500 homes and business and community facilities built in phases at An Camas Mor, close to Coylumbridge.”
“As many as 40,000 barrels (1.7 million gallons) of oil a day may have been gushing out from a blown-out Gulf of Mexico well, doubling many estimates.”
“BP said the device placed on the well collected 15,800 barrels of oil on Wednesday - slightly up on the 15,010 barrels collected in the previous 24-hour period.”
“The lowest estimate that we're seeing that the scientists think is credible is probably about 20,000 barrels, and the highest that we're seeing is probably a little over 40,000," said Marcia McNutt, director of the US Geological Survey.”
“The British oil giant has estimated that up to 19,000 barrels a day was leaking from the ruptured well before they managed to partially contain the spill.”
“Last month, BP was estimating the leak to be the equivalent of just over 5,000 barrels per day.”
“BP's shares closed down 6% in London on Thursday, having earlier fallen as much as 12%.”
“all their season tickets are sold for the 18,500 seat arena.”
“Our timing coming into the marketplace after 15 years of Major League Soccer in America is wonderful,”
“the 16 MLS teams have a cap on wages for their stars.”
“up to £50 ($72) for a match ticket will reflect ruefully on the $25 that supporters are paying to watch Philadelphia Union play.”
“This year's event, the first ever in Africa, has seen the previous top 15 sponsors trimmed down to six premier commercial Fifa 'partners', with a second tier of eight 'sponsors', and a third rung of five local firms.”
“Mr Collins said the defendants spoke of a rich Irish businessman to tempt him... They told him that he could buy the hotel for £250m as they were close to the Barclay brothers, who own the Ritz.”
“They claimed they could sell the hotel, which was then valued at £600m, for £250m because of their relationship with Sir Frederick and Sir David Barclay.”
“They claimed to have a deal to buy the Ritz in Piccadilly for £200m, the court heard.”
“Mr Collins, the company secretary of London Allied Plc, and Mr Boerkhoorn were convinced enough to put down a deposit of £1m, the jury heard.”
“sold at auction for £1,700.”
“4-1 defeat of Benfica”
“signed by 19 players”
“1968 European Cup Final”
“The council has said the centre, which has 18 members of staff, is past its 'sell-by date'...”
“Willenhall Leisure Centre shuts on 1 September, but it is not known when the activity centre in Denbighshire will close.”
“Councillor Anthony Harris said that in a four-month period, only one school came forward to register its interest to use the hall.”
“The affect that it has had on my company is that my company ceased to trade because we'd effectively run out of funds.”
“Up to 1,000 new jobs are to be created in South Yorkshire as online fashion retailer, ASOS, moves its distribution operation to Barnsley.”
“The move to a 500,000 sq ft warehouse on Park Spring Road in Barnsley is expected to take place in early 2011.”
“The new building in Barnsley will be three times larger than the current warehouse, reflecting the company's continued growth.”
“About 360 full-time staff and varying numbers of temporary workers currently work at ASOS's Hertfordshire warehouse.”
“The firm, which specialises in celebrity-inspired fashion, has 3.7m registered users.”
“We have been in Hemel for five years during which time our sales have grown substantially.”
“a company which until 2007 was part of the Halliburton oil corporation.”
“Abdul Aziz says he makes between 100 and 150 Argentina flags a day with his sewing machine in an alleyway close to the national stadium.”
“Normally Eid [the main Muslim festival] is my busiest time, when I'm making new clothes for people. But this World Cup has been even better than Eid.”
“while the company may be based in London, and have a British chief executive, Tony Hayward, 39% of BP's shares are held by US institutions and individuals, according to figures on the oil giant's website.”
“In addition to these comments, his officials have begun referring to "British Petroleum" - a name the company has not used since 1998.”
“And while the company may be based in London, and have a British chief executive, Tony Hayward, 39% of BP's shares are held by US institutions and individuals, according to figures on the oil giant's website.”
“In addition to these comments, his officials have begun referring to 'British Petroleum' - a name the company has not used since 1998.”
“BP's US assets are the result of mergers and takeovers of American companies.”
“Apart from anything else, BP is a vital part of the US energy infrastructure.”
“And he pointed out: 'Apart from anything else, BP is a vital part of the US energy infrastructure.'”
“I think it was a mistake for Tony Hayward to come and put his physical presence in the US.”
