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“a lot of carp are illegally imported from Europe where they grow bigger.”
“Her brainchild is the Ethiopian Commodity Exchange, which began trading in 2008 and which she hopes will make a difference to the lives of millions of farmers. The new exchange, owned by the Ethiopian government and supported by the World …”
“The redevelopment of the Potterdyke car park will also include a doctor's surgery, health centre, housing and 411 car parking spaces.”
“Buses will now wait on Castlegate, Lombard Street and the Town Wharf until the new station opens in December 2011.”
“More parking spaces will be made available at the Riverside Arena off Tolney Lane providing more than 200 spaces until the supermarket and car park opens.”
“The next five-day strike is due to start at midnight on Sunday”
“British Airways cabin crew who have been on strike have returned to work for one day before the next five-day stoppage begins on Sunday”
“121 flights out of 333 scheduled to leave Heathrow on Friday have been cancelled”
“325,000 passengers this week”
“87% of its long-haul and 100% of its short-haul destinations”
“A third five-day strike is due to start on 5 June”
“Also on Friday, six regional Spanish savings banks said they were negotiating alliances to avoid insolvency.”
“Now he is heading a group of investors reported to be offering $600m for CKX.”
“Earlier this month, CKX's founder, chairman and chief executive Robert FX Sillerman resigned and said he was considering buying the company. His 21% stake makes him its largest shareholder.”
“The state-of-the-art centre, which will cost £18m, is part of the Plymouth Science and Innovation Programme.”
“Plymouth University is the largest contributor to the project, investing £11.8m in the initiative.”
“The proposed 4,500 sq m centre forms most of the £25m Plymouth Science and Innovation Programme...”
“This project will make Plymouth a global leader in science, innovation and marine research and create new jobs and more opportunities for our young people.”
“They'll drink squash and we'll give them tokens so they can drink the beer slowly afterwards. I suppose it will be the first non-alcoholic dwile flonking contest.”
“normal monthly charge of about £20”
“bill for that month would be almost £1500”
“lower credit limit was £550”
“typical credit limit on one of its contracts is £100”
“The company was taken out of public ownership in 2006, when it was bought by a consortium including private equity firms.”
“Toys R Us has its origins in a firm called Children's Bargain Town - a Washington DC children's furniture store opened in 1948. It took the Toys R Us name in 1957.”
“Based in New Jersey, it first went public in 1978 and operates or licenses more than 1,500 stores.”
“It has faced pressure from rival stores and the internet - having not made forays into online retail until 2006.”
“Manchester City Football Club is investing £1.5m in upgrading its corporate facilities to try to compete with Europe's biggest clubs.”
“Heated outdoor leather seats are among plans to increase its annual £7.5m hospitality sales by 15%.”
“Boxes will be refurbished and will cost from £25,000 to £45,000 a season, representing a rise of up to 25%.”
“Extras of food, drink and heated seating will each cost about an extra £4,000 per box.”
“workers do 100 hours of overtime per month.”
“the average employee earns about 2,000 yuan per month ($295:£200)”
“the company pays 100,000 yuan compensation to the family of anyone dying on site.”
“We work six days a week with one day off”
“every day we work two hours overtime.”
“increase wages by 20%.”
“about 900 yuan (£90; $132) a month”
“more than 400,000 people”
“Two years ago he bought his own new house in a neighbourhood that in the past was a slum, but now is completely restructured to offer people a good quality of life.”
“He even bought a car.”
“Destination Loch Ness, a not-for-profit group pushing for the designation, secured a £25,000 sponsorship package to progress the bid.”
“donated $5,000 (£3,462)”
“He spent six weeks without a day off”
“Mr Gilroy, who works for the Edinburgh-based firm Infrastructure Managers Limited”
“United Utilities confirmed that people would be compensated for the disruption.”
“A Royal Mail spokesperson added: "We also carried out background checks on Michael Williams when he applied to work in Royal Mail and there was nothing then to indicate any concern about him working for the company." [and earlier] Williams…”
“A Royal Mail spokesperson added: "We also carried out background checks on Michael Williams when he applied to work in Royal Mail and there was nothing then to indicate any concern about him working for the company."”
“emerged three months ago as possible buyers of the club.”
“Universal Studios in Los Angeles has unveiled its $200m (£137m) rebuilt outdoor sets - with imitation New York streets - destroyed by fire in 2008.”
“The four acre site, which features 13 city blocks, will be used in films and in the behind-the-scenes studio tour.”
“Universal Studios in Los Angeles has unveiled its $200m (£137m) rebuilt outdoor sets”
“The four acre site, which features 13 city blocks”
“indicative offer that valued BSS at £553m”
“Shares in BSS Group surged 34.5% to 437p”
“Travis Perkins shares were also up 6/1% to 790.5p”
“We think we are in a position to drive more benefit out of this than anybody else, so we think it's a deal for us rather than anybody else, he said in an interview with the Reuters news agency.”
“There is high potential for a competing bid to emerge, as opportunities to acquire a business like BSS do not come around very often, he said in a note.”
“"We will need to manufacture at least two models in China," said chief executive Carl-Peter Forster in an interview. "We'll take one to two years to set it up, but first we will need a partner."”
“The company said the move into China is not a shift out of the UK, where it is planning to hire an extra 1,000 workers this year. The new jobs that are being created will be temporary and are linked to the production of new compact Range R…”
“"It takes a year or two before the jobs become permanent," said Mr Forster, who is also chief executive of Tata Motors, Jaguar Land Rover's parent company.”
“Last year, Jaguar Land Rover's workforce in the UK was reduced by about 2,500 people to 16,000.”
“During the year to March, 193,982 vehicles were sold”
“and this year the company expects to sell more than 200,000.”
“Much of the growth came from China, where Jaguar sales rose 38% and Land Rover sales rose 55% during the year.”
“The market is also strong in India, where the company will start producing Land Rover models next year.”
“But although the company is hoping to grow, it is still planning to go ahead with its plan to close either its factory at Castle Bromwich or its Solihull factory within 10 years.”
“We will need to manufacture at least two models in China,”
“We'll take one to two years to set it up,”
“where it is planning to hire an extra 1,000 workers this year.”
“It takes a year or two before the jobs become permanent,”
“During the year to March, 193,982 vehicles were sold and this year the company expects to sell more than 200,000.”
“Jaguar sales rose 38% and Land Rover sales rose 55% during the year.”
“The fund was set up in 2001 to support projects by non-profit organisations to attract more holidaymakers.”
“The panel said it asked the minister if private sector organisations could also apply for grants.”
“Peter Scott & Co has been in operation for more than 130 years in the town.”
“A Borders knitwear firm has gone into administration with the loss of more than 100 jobs.”
“Last year it signed a multi-million pound contract with a German retail group which it hoped would make it one of Europe's biggest brands.”
“A spokeswoman for the firm confirmed that administrators had been appointed on Friday morning.”
“They made 119 of the company's 140-strong work force redundant and now hope to sell the business as a going concern.”
“In January more than 100 jobs were lost after Innerleithen-based JJ & HB Cashmere went into administration.”
“And it notes that at Andersonstown library last year, there were almost 31,000 through the door...”
“...while at another axed facility in Ballymacarrett there were almost 32,000 vistors.”
“Cowell will receive his honour at the Bafta TV awards on 6 June”
“Later this year the 50-year-old will be honoured with an International Emmy award in recognition of his television work.”
“In 2010 a propoosal by satellite broadcaster Multichoice to offer a 24 hour pornography channel was abandoned after a deluge of complaints.”
“The firm employs 12 people”
“Looking at it now I can tell you that's at least £2m to £3m of damage, although I don't know exactly until we get confirmation of the extent of the damage.”
“The firm employs 12 people and manager Azher Shareef said:”
“Toyota, the world's biggest car maker, said it made more than 591,000 vehicles last month - up 61% on last year. Its exports also more than doubled.”
“with Nissan reporting an 80% increase in exports to North America. Nissan said its production rose by 57% compared with April last year, with exports rising by more than 70%.”
“Mazda's production was up 51%, with exports rising 37%.”
“Lewis's, which has been part of the city's fabric for 150 years, shuts for good on Saturday.”
“construction work will start to convert the building into a mix of offices, a 125-bed boutique hotel and new shopping and leisure space.”
“Lewis's department store was founded in 1856 by David Lewis”
“It was burned down in 1886 and then bombed during World War II but was rebuilt in 1956.”
“Fixtures and fittings, some of them dating back to the 1950s on the unused fifth floor, are being sold.”
“If you are looking at cuts of this nature so quickly, clearly it will affect jobs,”
“the production of a major report that set out a strategy to grow the British space industry over the next 20 years, creating 100,000 jobs in the process.”
“Shell has agreed to buy US natural gas explorer East Resources for $4.7bn (£3.2bn).”
