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“The project aims to transform a square mile area between Donegall Street and Royal Avenue.”
“The Shenzhen factory employs more than 400,000 workers”
“it is also building 3m-high fences to try to stop people jumping off the dormitories.”
“It claimed the project would create jobs, retain talent and generate millions of pounds for the Highlands economy.”
“The Ministry of Defence is prepared to sell the 1,000 acre RAF site, including a 10,000 foot runway.”
“The business, started in 2004 by Vinod Khosla”
“According to Khosla, which last year raised $1.3bn (£900m) from private investors”
“The purchase would see the size of its business more than double in size, with its Asian operations accounting for more than half its profits.”
“The Pru is currently the number two life insurer in Asia, following AIA, which has about 30 million customers in the region.”
“Because our people make daily deliveries to all 28 million addressed in the UK they will often be the first to discover an accident, fire, or someone taken ill, and are quick to respond.”
“The £2m cut will damage the very Welsh businesses who are part of the creative industry sector which is so important for the digital economy Wales must become.”
“This will doubtless be the first of these cuts on S4C's budget, forcing widespread highly skilled job losses and business bankruptcies.”
“In 2009, inter-Korean trade stood at $1.68bn (£1.11bn) - 13% of the North's GDP.”
“Streetdance, billed as "Britain's first 3D dance movie", took £1.79m between Friday and Sunday, with £0.7m coming from previews the previous weekend.”
“Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time, which made just £1.37m in its opening weekend.”
“Based on the popular video game, the Hollywood blockbuster played on around 50 more screens than its UK rival.”
“Streetdance received £1m of its modest £4.5m budget in lottery funding from the UK Film Council, BBC Film and an independant production company Vertigo Films.”
“Prince of Persia, in contrast, had an estimated budget of $150m.”
“Ridley Scott's retelling of the classic legend saw a 75% drop on its first weekend takings of £5.75m.”
“Yet its second weekend haul of £1.36m was still comparable to Persia's tally.”
“Bollywood film Kites and Nicolas Cage thriller Bad Lieutenant were the only other new entries in this week's Top 10, debuting at five and nine respectively.”
“According to the UK Film Council, Streetdance has now been sold in 30 territories worldwide including Spain and Australia.”
“That put it well ahead of Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time, which made just £1.37m in its opening weekend.”
“According to the government-backed agency, the film enjoyed the most successful opening weekend of any film it has supported in its 10-year history.”
“Prince of Persia, in contrast, had an estimated budget of $150m and a starry cast headed by Jake Gyllenhaal and Sir Ben Kingsley.”
“Yet its second weekend haul of £1.36m was still comparable to Persia's tally”
“Businesses today are operating in a highly competitive global environment in which lines between actions taking place within and outside an organization's four walls are blurring," said IBM's Craig Hayman.”
“IBM said Sterling "strongly complements" its exciting portfolio of businesses.”
“Sales of previously-owned US homes rose by 7.6% in April to a five-month high of 5.77 million, according to the industry body the National Association of Realtors (NAR).”
“Much of the rise was prompted by a last-minute rush to buy before a special tax credit expired at the end of last month.”
“The average price of a house in the US was $173,100 (£120,170) in April, up 4% on a year ago.”
“Distressed homes accounted for 33% of sales last month, although that was an improvement on the 35% figure for March.”
“Last month also saw a record high for repossessions - although these are expected to start falling.”
“We don't owe a penny.”
“Mr Carlin said the officials stayed at the cafe for two hours before leaving.”
“On 19 May 2010 an agent for the Official Receiver was instructed to call at the cafe in the Quayside Shopping Centre to ascertain whether the bankrupt was trading from the premises,”
“Northern Rock savers' money is now held in accounts run by Northern Rock PLC, formed on 1 January when the old bank was formally reorganised and split in two.”
“'Commercial' garage was the third to close in the area in the past five years”
“I've used the tanks to store diesel for six years”
“annual checks, which often cost £200 a go”
“We make about 2p in the pound, and you'd need to sell over a million lites to make it worth it”
“Mr Jones last sold petrol six years ago”
“The place will take off in the next three to five years”
“The families of 67 miners killed in a recent accident in Russia are to get 24-hour police protection after reportedly being targeted by criminals.”
“Twenty-three miners are still missing after the blasts at the Raspadskaya mine on 9 May.”
“Tegni Cymru Cyf want to erect 13 turbines, which it claims would power 23,896 homes.”
“has announced a 4% rise in sales.”
“said turnover increased to £7.42m.”
“bring the head count at Inverarity to more than 40.”
“Scotland's largest independent wine merchant Inverarity Vaults has announced a 4% rise in sales.”
“The company which is based in Biggar, said turnover increased to £7.42m.”
“the company said it had recruited rather than cutting back on staff, doubling its sales force to bring the head count at Inverarity to more than 40.”
“taking $71.3m (£43.9m) on its first three days on release.”
“both of which made more than $100m (£69m) in their debut weekends.”
“third weekend takings of £26.6m (£18.3m), taking its overall domestic tally to more than $251.2m (£173.9m).”
“will be released in the UK on 2 July.”
“second weekend haul of £18.7m (£12.9m).”
“believed to have cost at least $155m (£107.4m) to make.”
“weekend takings of $4.1m (£2.8m).”
“"Normally, 10% of our customers are totally new to our database," he says.”
“"Now, in the weeks since the end of the ash cloud crisis, that figure is 20%."”
“The three-year project will be available for up to 600 small or medium businesses.”
“And when the government got the panel's report in July 2009 there was a suggested cut on each of its 308 pages.”
“It said it operated 60% of long‑haul flights from Heathrow and 50% of short‑haul.”
“The airline added that it had flown to 85% of its long‑haul destinations and 100% of its short‑haul ones.”
“It plans to fly more than 60,000 customers a day during the strike, operating 60% of long‑haul flights and 50% of short‑haul services from Heathrow.”
“The airline said it had leased as many as eight aircraft with pilots and crew from other UK or European carriers.”
“In addition to this week's strike, which started at midnight on Sunday, two further five‑day walkouts by Unite members are scheduled to begin on 30 May and 5 June.”
“BA has said it plans to fly more than 60,000 customers a day during the strike”
“a report said the cost to business was £88.3bn last year.”
“The study has come from the British Chambers of Commerce, which said the burden grew by £11bn in 2009 after the UK adopted 40 new European regulations.”
“The British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) said its Burdens Barometer report indicated that almost a third of the regulatory burden came from European Union directives last year.”
“"The cost of dealing and complying with new laws and regulations over the last 12 years has been far too high," said David Frost, director general of the BCC.”
“The BCC further wants to see a moratorium on new employment laws until at least 2014.”
“the burden grew by £11bn in 2009”
“The cost of dealing and complying with new laws and regulations over the last 12 years has been far too high”
“a moratorium on new employment laws until at least 2014”
“Red tape has become a huge problem”
“BP had agreed to pay clean‑up costs beyond the current US $75m (£52m) liability limit.”
“killing 11 people.”
“At least 5,000 barrels of oil have been spewing out daily.”
“not due to be completed before August.”
“1,524m (5,000ft) beneath the surface”
“Dr Scott's donation will fund the Discoveries gallery, which will be at the heart of the refurbished museum. The former scientist owned Edinburgh-based investment management company Walter Scott and Partners until 2006, when he sold to US-…”
“The United States surf industry posted retail sales of $7.22bn (£5bn) in 2008, according to the Surf Industry Manufacturers Association (SIMA).”
“GSL Minerals' evaporation ponds cover some 43,000 acres”
“GSL Minerals has been operating here for four decades”
“People are turning to healthier foods such as fruit and vegetables rather than wheat and corn, so demand for our potassium sulfate is set to at least double and perhaps even treble over the next four decades”
“Mr Hyams insists that figure includes some double counting and that the actual acreage would be 75,000.”
“the additional 70 or so jobs the expansion plan would add to its 330-strong workforce, along with the additional $10m per year it would contribute through property tax and mineral royalties.”
“Utah's multi-million dollar brine shrimp industry”
“property developers are planning to build a new mini-city on some 19,000 acres of land”
“its expansion would take place over a period of four decades”
“South Korean Unification Minister Hyun In-taek said Seoul would still maintain the joint economic project in Kaesong, even though it would "respond with resolute measures" to possible attempts by the North to undermine the safety of its w…”
“But local tourism officials have been celebrating a bumper weekend, with the influx of visitors filling up hotels and bed and breakfast.”
“The event, which cost 4.2m euros (£3.6m; $5.3m) to stage, has been organised by the French Young Farmers (Jeunes Agriculteurs) union over the holiday weekend in France.”
“The union, which represents some 55,000 farmers under the age of 35, wants to impress on the public - and the government - the efforts required to produce what goes on the table.”
“The event, which cost 4.2m euros (£3.6m; $5.3m) to stage,”
“BA has said that if the walkout does go ahead, it plans to fly more than 60,000 customers a day next week, operating 60% of long-haul flights and 50% of short-haul services from Heathrow. It says all flights at London Gatwick and London Ci…”
“The airline is intending to lease as many as eight aircraft with pilots and crew from other UK or European carriers.”
