Last year was the best year for residential construction 2008, just after the recession started.
Tom Oswald, owner of West Point Shoe Outlet, said last year was his best year ever.
Group Americans by race, and Latino households did best last year: their income rose 5.8%, reversing a similarly large fall between 1994 and 1995.
His tackle total dropped to 39 last year as he missed five games, but he recovered a team-best four fumbles last year.
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He reckons his harvest this year will at best be half of last year's.
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For contractors itching to erect some buildings, the best opportunities last year were in multi-family residential.
Last year the best-performing short was Endwave, which makes radio frequency identification systems.
With both Jimmy-Floyd Hasselbaink and Eidur Gudjohnsen not enjoying their best seasons last year, much will be expected of the man known as the Romanian bomber.
The video judged the best at last year's festival featured a cat called Henri, described on his own website as "the world's first and foremost feline philosopher".
The show also won for best comedy last year.
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"The biggest hope for us is that another rider can do the same as Voeckler, " admitted Simon, who singled out Pierre Rolland, winner of the white jersey last year for best under-25 rider, for a possible high finish.
Concannon Irish Whiskey was just launched in U.S. last year, and was named the Best New Irish Whiskey of the Year in 2012 by the International Spirits Competition.
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Yet HBO's "Thrones" was shut out of best drama here, and co-star Peter Dinklage, who won the Emmy last year, was absent for best supporting despite having arguably better material this round.
The best performer from last year: Korea-based energy giant SK , which rose 357%.
Last year, the best in the history of the truck industry, Cummins stumbled badly.
Wisdom Tree India turned out 21% gains last year, the best in the BRICs.
Last year's Best Small Companies picker set a high standard for Dedio to meet or beat.
Donald made his comeback last year with his best performance, a third in the Superbike race.
Lars von Trier's sci-fi drama Melancholia was named best movie at last year's awards, held in Berlin.
Last year the company best known for its credit and charge card businesses earned a 3.5 rating.
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Last year's best song award went to The Weary Kind, from the Jeff Bridges music drama Crazy Heart.
Fisher finished third at the same tournament in January last year, his best result in a top-level event.
The industry's closely followed "revpar" measure--that's revenue per available room--jumped 8.4% last year, the best improvement in two decades.
Russian agribusiness rose 16.1% last year, the best performing sector in the economy.
His observations became the basis for last year's best-selling book The Game: Penetrating the Secret Society of Pickup Artists.
The Bulls just might: Their win percentage this season stands at .754, just shy of their league-best .756 last year.
For example, Bombay veteran Shekhar Kapoor directed the British historical drama Elizabeth, which was nominated for a best film Oscar last year.
Precious metals and natural resources, which were among the best performing sectors last year, have been among the worst performers this year.
The MSCI World Index gained more than 13 per cent last year, its best performance since the recovery from the global financial crisis in 2009.
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