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Paraphrase the sentences

1. The companys net income increased remarkably from 1988 to 1997.

There was ___________________________________________________________________________________________

2. There was a large increase in food production in 2012.

The food production________________________________________________________________________________

3. The following year companys net income dipped slightly.

There was ___________________________________________________________________________________________

4. In 1992 there was a large increase in car sales by $320 million.

Car sales ____________________________________________________________________________________________

5. The companys income boomed unexpectedly by $230 million to $536 million.

There was __________________________________________________________________________________________

6. There was a slight increase in chocolate consumption in 2012.

The chocolate consumption _______________________________________________________________________

7. Car production went up dramatically in 2009 and dropped significantly in 2010.

There was ______________ _________ and ______________________________________________________________

8. The motor vehicle production grew tremendously after the companys merge.

There was ___________________________________________________________________________________________

9. There was a huge boom in lecture attendance from October to December.

The lecture attendance _____________________________________________________________________________

10. From July to August, visitor numbers slumped by over 50%.

There was ____________________________________________________________________________________________

11. Crime rate has changed significantly over the last 3 years.

There has been _______________________________________________________________________________________

12. The total property crime rate fluctuated from 2000 to 2003.

There was _____________________________________________________________________________________________

13. Sales did not change over the period from 2009 to 2012.

There was _____________________________________________________________________________________________

14. There was a rapid drop to 32% in employer support up to the third decade of life.

The employer support ________________________________________________________________________________

15. Sales of audio cassettes fell steadily.

There was _____________________________________________________________________________________________

16. Plasma TV sales fluctuated wildly, but the trend was upward.

There was _____________________________________________________________________________________________

17. Total digital camera sales dropped slightly.

There was _____________________________________________________________________________________________

18. Sales of audio cassettes fell enormously and then levelled off.

There was _____________________________________________________________________________________________

19. The sales of MP3-players rose gradually and then climbed sharply.

There was _____________________________________________________________________________________________

20. Purchases of video cassette recorders declined dramatically.

There was _____________________________________________________________________________________________

21. Sales of games consoles decreased and then levelled off.

There was _____________________________________________________________________________________________

22. CD sales dropped suddenly.

There was _____________________________________________________________________________________________

23. There has been a noticeable growth in film production in July.

Film production ______________________________________________________________________________________

24. There was a substantial reduction in paper production last year.

Last year paper production __________________________________________________________________________

25. There was a small dip in titanium production and then levelling off.

Titanium production _________________________________________________________________________________

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