• Vivendi further surprised investors in March by properly disclosing for the first time commitments it had made to buy its own shares at prices well above the current level.

    ECONOMIST: Vivendi Universal

  • It was the second time this year that it had made such a move.

    BBC: Chinese yuan notes

  • Stan was a tropical storm when it hit the peninsula, but had escalated into a Category 1 by the time it made landfall October 4 about 90 miles southeast of Veracruz, Mexico.

    CNN: No more Hurricane Katrinas

  • Anthony Eden, prime minister at the time of Suez, had made it clear he wanted Nasser dead and more recently David Owen has said that as Foreign Secretary, he had a conversation with MI6 about killing Idi Amin in Uganda (neither of which came to anything).

    BBC: MI6 and the death of Patrice Lumumba

  • The advent of the Antarctica race had made it possible, for the first time, to run marathons on all seven continents.

    FORBES: Magazine Article

  • In keeping with the first two Tests, those who had made it to the Waca in time for the start of play were rewarded with some early drama.

    BBC: Ashes: Chris Tremlett puts England in command

  • Jonathan Pitroipa rounded off the win with the fourth in stoppage time to make it a miserable evening for the Ethiopian fans who had made up the majority of a sizable crowd in the stadium.

    CNN: STORY HIGHLIGHTS

  • It had a top speed of 150 mph, which at the time made it the fastest production car in the world.

    FORBES: Connect

  • It seemed only a matter of time before Celtic made the breakthrough and it looked like they had done just that after 19 minutes when Fortune headed home from five yards.

    BBC: Celtic 1-1 Rangers

  • If you had not spent the time, would it have made a difference?

    FORBES: Capture an Hour When You Turn Back the Clock

  • Conservative leader William Hague - who along with Mr Blair was one of the public figures criticised by the countess in the secretly recorded interview - said Sophie Wessex had made a "mistake" - but that it was time to forget the story.

    BBC: Sophie's woes fuel monarchy debate

  • Both times the 6-foot-9 Cooley, who had six points and six rebounds, pumped his fist and the second time he did it after raising himself from the court where he made the feed to Connaughton, who had a season-high 21 points and six 3s in the second-round win over Seton Hall.

    WSJ: Marquette lose to Notre Dame in Big East quarters

  • South Wales Police said there had been no problems with fans coming into the city and the all supporters travelling by road had made it on time.

    BBC: Fans descend for cup final

  • The main reason for this discrepancy was that the UK had relatively few farms, so it got a small share of farm subsidies, which at the time made up 70% of budget expenditure.

    BBC: Place in EU 'to cost UK 60% more'

  • "Nanotechnology didn't exist yet as a field, so people just didn't understand what they had at the time and what aspects of aerogel made it so special, " says Stephen Steiner, founder of Aerogel Technologies, which makes aerogel materials.

    FORBES: Magazine Article

  • It backfired completely and by the time the change had been made to a 4-2-3-1 formation from a 4-1-4-1 it was too late.

    FORBES: Ronaldo Stoops To Conquer And Breaks Czech Stalemate

  • When he announced he was leaving the position last year, Sir Michael Lyons said the growing workload for the part-time position had made him "increasingly concerned" that it was squeezing out other demands on his time.

    BBC: Lord Patten's BBC Trust role approved by MPs

  • Former Australia batsman Mark Waugh said Hayden had chosen the right time to call it a day, as it made the opening position available to younger players ahead of next month's tour of South Africa.

    BBC: Ponting leads praise for Hayden

  • It was the first time since 1995 that no Italian riders had made the final podium.

    CNN: STORY HIGHLIGHTS

  • Mr Clifford said during his time at Garforth, Socrates had "lifted" the club and had made it possible for the team to later win promotion.

    BBC: Garforth chairman pays tribute to Brazil legend Socrates

  • It's not the first time News Corp, has made had a foray into Germany, though the first time was something of a disaster.

    FORBES: Magazine Article

  • He said he had asked his colleague, Prof Hal Abelson, to analyse how MIT had behaved when it had first discovered "unusual activity" on its network in 2010, what decisions it had made and what its options had been at the time.

    BBC: Aaron Swartz investigation ordered by MIT

  • Under cross-examination, Ms Barlow admitted she had not made notes at the time prompting defence lawyer Brendan Kelly QC to claim it was more "guesswork" than scientific fact.

    BBC: April Jones

  • It was recognised that the market had been made less liquid by the time and expense needed to thrash out the details of most deals.

    ECONOMIST: Credit derivatives

  • Stuart Atkinson, watch manager at Crosby Coastguard station, had previously said the conditions, water temperature and length of time in the water made it "highly unlikely" the man could have survived.

    BBC: Paul Morris

  • But by the time the quarter-finals came around it was, mostly, the big names which had made it through - with the honourable exception of Zambia's Chipolopolo, who deservedly made it through after playing with verve and style.

    BBC: Angola 2010: Tragedy and triumph

  • Peguuy Luyindula had one last chance to tie it seconds from the end of stoppage time, but Brad Knighton made the save.

    WSJ: Miller's goal beats short-handed Red Bulls, 2-1

  • He said the time difference between Gest's Hawaii home and Mr Felder's New York office had made it difficult for him to talk to his client.

    BBC: The pair were married in March 2002 in a lavish ceremony

  • Much depended on the timing of the requests - in the case of Mr Healey's request, it was made at a "time when consultation had ceased and policy seemed to be fixed", it said, thereby reducing the need for "safe space" for advice.

    BBC: NHS logo

  • It had a forward, free cash flow yield of about 12% at the time we made our decision.

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