previous quarter

collocation in English

meaningsofpreviousandquarter

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previous
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ˈpriː.vi.əs/us
/ˈpriː.vi.əs/
happening or existing before something or ...
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quarter
noun
uk
/ˈkwɔː.tər/us
/ˈkwɔːr.t̬ɚ/
one of four equal or almost equal parts of ...
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(Definition ofpreviousandquarterfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofprevious quarter

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In this study, the percent change of the unemployment rate from thepreviousquarteris measured as the employment condition.
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The unemployment rate in thepreviousquarteris moderately significant with a negative coefficient.
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The unemployment rate in thepreviousquarteris also significant with a negative coefficient.
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He then went on to say that for that quarter our allocation was 81,000 tons as against 112,000 tons in thepreviousquarter.
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The miners' production bonus is paid on the basis of output in thepreviousquarter.
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Let us take thepreviousquarter, where there is no such excuse.
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But in view of the number of houses started in thepreviousquarter, that is what one would expect.
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Why was the higher payment made in thepreviousquarter?
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It has to compare those with thepreviousquarter, last year and statistics for surrounding areas; otherwise they are meaningless.
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There are further signs that house building is decreasing again, compared with thepreviousquarter.
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Did it not increase by no less than 7 per cent, in thepreviousquarter, at a time when investment in manufacturing industry was declining?
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The balance of trade in oil was £200 million higher in the first quarter of 1986 than in thepreviousquarter.
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Preparing was half a million tons less than it was two years ago and 127,000 tons less than in thepreviousquarter.
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Figures for thepreviousquartershow an increase of 429,000 over the previous 12 months in the number of people joining the workforce.
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This overall increase in the number of jobs was nearly double the rise of 54,000 in thepreviousquarter.
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There is nothing in the record comparable with the drop of 10 points from thepreviousquarter.
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This compares with £5·2 billion in thepreviousquarterand £6·6 billion a year earlier.
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There has been during the last three months a decline compared with thepreviousquarter.
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During the third quarter of 1998–99, 68,000 more were treated than in thepreviousquarter.
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Here the fall in imports is £45 million, compared with thepreviousquarter, and £67 million compared with the similar quarter of the previous year.
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