In previous years, Sony Pictures brought in buckets of cash with the Spider-Man franchise.
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And it even got a tad bit easier for out-of-staters compared to previous years.
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More people were counselled and tested for HIV in 2008 than in previous years.
Mr Whitton said it was expected that, as in previous years, a counter-protest would take place.
So far this year, suicides in the Army far exceed rates reported in previous years.
Not exactly a bullish signal by itself, but a continued improvement from previous years.
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Already, the FDA has increased the number of device reviewers, reversing a decline in previous years.
In previous years the Los Angeles Times has produced "The Envelope, " a Web-only Oscar package.
While law-firm profits are slowly improving after the recession, earnings have lagged behind previous years.
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The manufacturing sector, a driver of China's blistering growth in previous years, has been facing headwinds.
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In previous years, profit generally ranked second to creative work, and ahead of people.
The 50-year-old, who employs 45 people, has come second, third and fourth in previous years.
That number is down from previous years, in which it was more than doubled.
These would be either clawed back from previous years or deducted from future bonus awards.
He said that despite the fall, the statistics showed the same pattern as in previous years.
Several incoming Members of Congress found success this year after trying and failing in previous years.
In previous years however, he has acted as a guide for television and documentary crews.
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One reason for the currencies' strength is that they had fallen sharply in previous years.
Only three Latin countries had higher inflation rates during 2006 as compared to the previous years.
In previous years there was evidence of eggs, spaghetti sauce, yoghurt and flour being thrown at windows.
In previous years, this has been about getting access to technology in return for Chinese market access.
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Shivan Subramaniam, FM's CEO, says business insuring just new chemical facilities is up substantially over previous years.
In previous years it had been gradually repealing such subsidies, in the interest of unbinding the economy.
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Each charity's indicators could then be compared with those for previous years and those for similar charities.
Her statement made no mention of the Democratic call for Romney to file returns from previous years.
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The birds are thought to be different to ones which have nested at the site in previous years.
Officials had been warning for months that the exams would be much more difficult than in previous years.
In previous years, she said, opposition MPs had been allowed on the Canadian delegation to UN climate meetings.
In previous years we'd have raised it and put it through the proper procedures and chased it up.
Although this was lower than in previous years, it was still far higher than it should have been.
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