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“Currently, 200 members of staff are learning the language out of a total UK workforce of 12,000”
“Jane Weightman set up her language training company in 1989”
“At any one time she has more than 100 tutors teaching 20 different languages”
“A recent poll of 500 companies, conducted for CILT, revealed that one in four said the ability to speak a second language would give a candidate the edge when applying for a job”
“Earlier this year, more than 300 firms including Arsenal Football Club, HSBC and British Airways, signed up to the Business Language Champions programme, launched by CILT and sponsored by the Department for Children, Schools and Families”
“Since then, Nottingham Forest has been paying for him to learn the language.”
“O2 has been paying for staff to learn Spanish since it agreed a takeover offer from Spanish telecom company Telefonica in 2005.”
“Currently, 200 members of staff are learning the language out of a total UK workforce of 12,000.”
“At any one time she has more than 100 tutors teaching 20 different languages, including Japanese, Arabic and Swedish.”
“A recent poll of 500 companies, conducted for CILT, the National Centre for Languages, revealed that one in four said the ability to speak a second language would give a candidate the edge when applying for a job.”
“And employers ranked foreign language skills as second only to IT when it comes to finding the right candidate.”
“Earlier this year, more than 300 firms including Arsenal Football Club, HSBC and British Airways, signed up to the Business Language Champion”
“On Wednesday chief executive Charles Haldeman said the firm was looking to beef up its underwriting standards and improve credit quality.”
“Though more needs to be done, we are seeing some signs of stabilisation in the housing market, including house prices and sales in some key geographic areas,”
“But as we have noted for many months now, housing in America remains fragile with historically high delinquency and foreclosure levels, and high unemployment among the key risks.”
“BP has managed to seal one of three leaks but oil is still gushing into the sea.”
“The losses at Newsweek in 2007 to 2009 are a matter of record. Despite heroic efforts on the part of Newsweek's management and staff, we expect to still lose money in 2010.”
“This is giving some of our competitors - let's spell it out, Research in Motion (RIM) - a run for their money,”
“I don't think Blackberry has seen this kind of competition.”
“More than 80,000 tickets were sold for this year's BBC Proms concerts on the first day thanks to a new online booking system, the BBC has said.”
“Last year, just 8,000 tickets were sold on the first day because people were asked to write in to request the shows they wanted to see with a blank cheque.”
“The BBC said 65,000 tickets were purchased online, while the rest were sold by phone or in person.”
“However, just over 1,000 tickets are sold on the day of each concert.”
“just over 1,000 tickets are sold on the day of each concert.”
“Sales volumes in Brazil rose by 15.9%”
“In November of that year, Belgium-based brewer InBev completed a $52bn deal to take over US-based Anheuser.”
“The prequel to the X-Men saga will be released next year, Twentieth Century Fox has announced.”
“Film magazine Screen Daily said production on the film is expected to start this summer.”
“The last X-Men movie, The Last Stand, was released in 2006 with international box office takings of $459m (£303m)”
“It took £6.6m in its first five days of release.”
“The action movie took £7.6m”
“The Last Song, which sees Cyrus play a rebellious teenager in her first movie since Hannah Montana, took £679,698.”
“The only other new release in the top 10 last week was Bollywood film Housefull, which took £262,752.”
“two of his catchiest number ones came about.”
“cover version of the Isley-Jasper-Isley version from 1985.”
“his last solo album, 2008's The Cross-Eyed Rambler, was his best to date.”
“due out in September.”
“like-for-like sales had dipped 0.8% in the 13 weeks to 25 April”
“Wetherspoon now runs 767 pubs in the UK”
“In the current financial year, it has opened 26 new pubs and closed two”
“it said it planned to open a total of 45 new outlets”
“Total sales - which include the new outlets - grew by 3.6% in the 13-week period”
“down slightly from the 4% growth seen in the financial year to date”
“price increases in January (in respect of higher VAT) and at the end of March (in respect of a punitive increase in excise duty for pubs)”
“Next also said on Wednesday that it was also worried about a slowdown in consumer spending after the general election”
“Analysts at the Yankee Group have predicted that the US e-book reader market is 'about to catch fire sparking from $1.3bn (£0.86bn) in revenue in 2010 to $2.5bn (£1.65bn) by 2013'.”
“Therefore, we expect Amazon's share of e-books business to fall from 90% currently to about 35% over the next five years.”
“Credit Suisse figures estimated that while Amazon might lose its dominant position, the dollars generated from its e-book sales will jump in the next five to six years to $775m (£513m) from $248m (£164m).”
“The group reported a net profit of 324m euros ($420m; £277m) for the first three months of the year, against a loss of 152m euros a year ago.”
“Sales came in at 12.4bn euros, up 8% on the 11.5bn euros the firm reported for the first quarter of 2009.”
“The company sold twice as many cars in China as it did a year earlier.”
“To achieve this, Mr Reithofer said BMW aimed to sell 1.3 million cars this year.”
“He said the group was aiming to achieve "significantly" higher earnings in 2010 than in 2009. To achieve this, Mr Reithofer said BMW aimed to sell 1.3 million cars this year.”
“Michaels was scheduled to tour this month, but his appearances have been postponed.”
“Dates planned for the summer and autumn will still go ahead.”
“The deal is set to double the size of Prudential, and make it the biggest insurer outside China, pushing it ahead of major rivals AXA and Allianz.”
“The company had been expected to release details to the stock market at 0700 BST on Wednesday.”
“We are entirely committed to the transaction and remain on track to complete within the timing set out on 1 March.”
“a 2.2% rise in total like-for-like retail sales for the 13 weeks to 1 May”
“sales at its stores fell 0.8% in the period”
“rising 7.2%”
“over 500 shops in the UK and Ireland as well as a home shopping business”
“it expected sales and profits to grow in 2010”
“Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation saw net profit drop by 69% in the third quarter to $839m (£554m) but the figure was better than had been expected.”
“The fall in net profit was affected by the fact that a year earlier News Corp enjoyed $2.4 bn in gains and tax benefits on its partial sale of technology company NDS Group.”
“"Today's earnings confirm that no content company is stronger than News Corporation at building both fiscal and operational momentum," said Rupert Murdoch, News Corp's chairman and chief executive.”
“net profit drop by 69% in the third quarter to $839m (£554m)”
“third-quarter revenue was up by 19% on a year before to $8.8bn”
“a year earlier News Corp enjoyed $2.4 bn in gains and tax benefits on its partial sale of technology company NDS Group”
“Operating income at News Corp's filmed entertainment unit jumped 76% to $497m”
“In January, Avatar - directed by James Cameron - became the highest-grossing movie of all time, overtaking the $1.843bn taken by Cameron's 1997 movie Titanic”
“The former Morrisons chief executive officially started at M&S on Tuesday, replacing Sir Stuart Rose, who remains as chairman.”
“Mr Bolland, 50, walks into M&S with a big reputation - but also with a bulging in-tray awaiting him (and an £8.5m pay package).”
“Sales growth in the last quarter was ahead of analysts' forecasts, and M&S shares are still above what they were 12 months ago.”
“There were encouraging signs from recent sales figures that M&S clothing is enjoying a resurgence. That said, M&S is far from overcoming its perennial problem: How can it attract a youthful customer without alienating traditional shoppers …”
“To bolster sales, M&S has expanded the number of sub-brands: Per Una, Indigo, Autograph, Speziale, Weekend, plus Portfolio for the older woman, and Blue Harbour for men.”
“He believes the food business has gone 'backwards' since the 1990s.”
“"Bolland will take six months to formulate his strategy, and update the market in the autumn, probably at the interims [half-year results]. This is exactly what he did at Morrisons," he said.”
“Aer Lingus says that the disruption to air travel caused by volcanic ash cloud last month has cost it about 20m euros ($26.3m; £17.2m).”
“Aer Lingus was forced to suspend all services to the UK and Europe, but has since begun flying again with Irish airspace reopened from 1300 BST.”
“Last month, UBS's chairman said the bank had 'turned a corner'.”
“But Kaspar Villiger also told shareholders there was 'a long and arduous road ahead'.”
“Airlines are estimating losses of tens of millions of pounds due to the ash.”
“The disruption last month grounded planes in Europe for six days, leaving millions of passengers stranded.”
“It estimated that it lost about 20m euros ($26.3m; £17.2m) as a result of the stoppages.”
“In the UK, the Association of British Insurers estimates that travel insurers will pay out about £62m to passengers hit by the disruption.”
“they currently have to negotiate 27 different air spaces across the EU.”
“We acquired this fish farm in September last year," says 35-year-old property developer Eric Cheng.”
“We changed all of the 120 fishnets then we then revamped the whole system with the latest IT technology to monitor the growth of fish.”
“Goals set out by the Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority of Singapore include raising local production of fish to meet 15% of domestic demand from the current 4%.”
“Mr Cheng focuses on groupers - a fish he says offers the best returns - importing them as babies from Indonesia and Malaysia for just over a dollar each.”
“He then grows them for 12 to 18 months before selling them for $15 per kg - about the weight of one fish".”
“In 2008, it reached almost $20 per kilogram.”
“By merging these together, they can effectively halve their costs”
“Sales have increased by 15% year-on-year, with the total retail value of the market now at £18.2m ($27.9m; 21m euros).”
“Last year, consumers got through a bumper 7,500 tonnes and 2010 is expected to be another record year.”
“For the past 15 years he has been unable to find British workers willing to do the job.”
“The team of 16 stay on the farm during the two-month picking season and earn the minimum wage of £5.80 an hour.”
“"When the AGA formed in 1979, it had only six members. Today, there are 114 members and rising and they're responsible for 90% of the total UK asparagus market."”
“When the AGA formed in 1979, it had only six members. Today, there are 114 members and rising and they're responsible for 90% of the total UK asparagus market.”
