Plural and Singular (100 Sentences Analysis)

Plural and Singular Examples

     1. “Karl Hans Albrecht was a German entrepreneur who founded the discount supermarket chain Aldi with his brother Theo.”

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      2. “He was for many years the richest person in Germany.”

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3.    “As of February 2014, he was ranked as 21st-richest person in the world by Hurun Report.”

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4.    “Karl and Theo Albrecht were born and raised in a Catholic family in modest circumstances in Essen, Germany.”

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5.    “Their father, Karl Sr, was employed as a miner and later as a baker's assistant.”

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6.    “Their mother Anna, née Siepmann, had a small grocery store in the worker's quarter of Schonnebeck, a suburb of Essen.”

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7.    “Theo completed an apprenticeship in his mother's store, while Karl worked in a delicatessen shop.”

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8.    “Karl served in the Wehrmacht during World War II and was wounded on the Eastern Front.”

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9.    “After the war, the brothers jointly took over their mother's business and founded Albrecht KG.”

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10.   “They separated that company in 1961 into Aldi Nord, covering the part of Germany north of the Ruhr under Theo Albrecht, and Aldi Süd under Karl.”

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11.  “The first Aldi (short for Albrecht Discount) was opened in 1962.”

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12.  “In 1994, Karl Albrecht removed himself from the daily operations of Aldi Süd and took the position of chairman of the board until 2002.”

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13.  “At the beginning of 2002, he also relinquished this position, thereby completely ceding control of the firm.”

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14.  “Today, the business is no longer run by any of Karl Albrecht's family members.”

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15.  “Karl Albrecht was a very reclusive man who had not taken part in public life for several years prior to his death.”

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16.  “As a result, little is known about him.”

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17.  “Forbes magazine reported that he had two children, neither of whom was employed by Aldi.”

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18.  “He reportedly lived in Essen, as did his brother Theo until the latter's death.”

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19.   “Golf was one of his hobbies, and Albrecht played the sport on his own golf course, the Öschberghof, which he built in 1976.”

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20.  “He also raised orchids.”

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21.  “In 2014, Albrecht was listed as one of the richest people in the world with an estimated net worth of US$23.14 billion.”

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22.  “Previously, Forbes magazine listed him as one of the richest men in the world, with an estimated net worth in 2011 of US$25.4 billion, which ranked him 10th in its 2012 list of billionaires”

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23.  “It making him the oldest billionaire in the Top 20 list.”

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24.  “Albrecht was the richest person in Germany, and the fourth-richest in Europe.”

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25.   “Jorge Paulo Lemann is a Brazilian-Swiss investor.”

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26.   “He is ranked as the 26th richest person in the world by Forbes, with an estimated net worth of US$32.7 billion as of September 2016”

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27.   “He is the richest person in Brazil.”

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28.  “As of 2015, Forbes Brazil listed Lemann as the top entry for the Richest Brazilians list.”

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29.   “In 1939, Lemann was born in Rio de Janeiro to Paul Lemann, a Swiss immigrant, who founded the dairy manufacturer, Leco, and Anna Yvette Truebner, a Brazilian of Swiss origin.”

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30.  “Lemann attended the American School of Rio de Janeiro.”

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31.  “His father died in a bus accident in 1953, when Lemann was 14.”

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32.  “In 1961, he received a bachelor's degree in economics from Harvard University.”

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33.   “He won the Brazilian national tennis championship five times.”

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34.   “He played for both the Swiss and Brazil Davis Cup teams, and played at Wimbledon.”

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35.   “Lemann married twice and has a total of six children.”

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36.   “He usually spends his time between São Paulo, Rapperswil-Jona on Lake Zurich, where his family lives, and St. Louis.”

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37.  “His first wife was Maria de Santiago Dantas Quental, a psychoanalyst who died in April 2005 aged 60.”

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38.   “His second wife is Susanna Lemann, who has given birth to three of his children.”

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39.  “From 1961 to 1962, he worked as a trainee at Credit Suisse in Geneva.”

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40.  “In 1966, the first company in which Lemann had equity interest, a lending company called Invesco, went bankrupt.”

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41.   “Lemann had a 2% equity stake.”

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42.   “In 1971, Lemann, Carlos Alberto Sicupira and Marcel Herrmann Telles founded the Brazilian investment banking firm Banco Garantia.”

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43.   “Undaunted by a market crash that came only weeks later, Lemann was eventually able to build Garantia into one of the country's most prestigious and innovative investment banks, described in Forbes as "a Brazilian version of Goldman Sachs."

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44.   “All three now help to control AB Inbev as members of its board of directors.”

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45.   “In 1994, he suffered a heart attack, at age 54.”

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46.   “In July 1998, Lemann sold Banco Garantia to Credit Suisse First Boston for $675 million.”

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47.  “From 1990 to 2001, he served as a member of the board of directors of Brahma.”

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48.   “Lemann is a director of Endeavor's Brazil office.”

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49.   “Endeavor is an international non-profit development organization that finds and supports high-impact entrepreneurs in emerging markets.”

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50.   “Later he and his partners, who founded private equity company GP Investimentos,bought control of two Brazilian breweries (Brahma beer and Companhia Antarctica Paulista) that became AmBev.”

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51.   “In 2003 AmBev had a pretax profit margin of 35 percent on sales of US$2.7 billion.”

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52.  “By 2004, it controlled 65 percent of the Brazilian beer market and almost 80 percent of Argentina's, with monopoly positions in Paraguay, Uruguay, and Bolivia.”

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53.   “AmBev merged with Interbrew of Belgium in August 2004.”

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54.   “The stock of the combined firm, InBev, rose 40 percent during 2005.”

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55.  “InBev then announced it would buy the American brewer Anheuser-Busch in 2008 for $46 billion in a highly controversial deal making it the world's largest brewer.”

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56.   “Anheuser-Busch Inbev (abbreviated as AB Inbev) securing Lemann's status as one of the new "Kings" of beer.”

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57.   “Lemann is a board member of Lojas Americanas S.A. and was a former board member of Gillette (where he first worked with Warren Buffett); chairman of the Latin American Advisory Committee of the New York Stock Exchange; founder and board member of Fundação Estudar, which provides scholarships for Brazilian students; and a member of the international advisory board of DaimlerChrysler.”

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58.   “Lemann is among the backers of 3G Capital.”

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59.   “In September 2010, 3G launched a $4 billion bid, at a 45% premium over market, for all the stock of Burger King.”

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60.  “3G was advised in the BK offer by Lazard, JPMorgan Chase, Barclays Capital and the law firm Kirkland & Ellis.”

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61.   “3G already has some experience in burgers and fries, having previously invested in Wendy’s.”

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62.   “Together with Berkshire Hathaway, 3G Capital acquired the H. J. Heinz Company for $28 billion in 2013.”

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63.  “Its new CEO Bernardo Hees is a former manager of Burger King.”

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64.   “The same group announced the merger of Kraft Foods with Heinz in March 2015.”

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65.   “Bernard Jean Étienne Arnault is a French business magnate, an investor, and an art collector.”

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66.   “Arnault is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of LVMH, the world's largest luxury goods company.”

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67.   “He is the richest man and the second-richest person in France, and the 13th richest person in the world.”

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68.   “In November 2016, his wealth was estimated to be US$37.3 billion.”

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69.  “After graduating from the Maxence Van Der Meersch High School in Roubaix, Arnault was admitted to École Polytechnique, from which he graduated with an Engineering degree in 1971.”

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70.  “His father, Jean Leon Arnault, a graduate of École Centrale Paris, was a manufacturer and the owner of the civil engineering company, Ferret-Savinel.”

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71.   “After graduation, Arnault joined his father's company in 1971.”

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72.   “In 1976, he convinced his father to liquidate the construction division of the company for 40 million French francs, and to change the focus of the company to real estate.”

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73.  “Using the name Férinel, the new company developed a specialty in holiday accommodation.”

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74.   “Named Director of Company Development in 1974, he became the CEO in 1977.”

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75.   “In 1979, he succeeded his father as President of the company.”

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76.   “In 1984, with the help of Antoine Bernheim, a Senior Partner of Lazard Frères et Cie., Arnault acquired the Financière Agache, a luxury goods company.”

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77.  “He became the CEO of Financière Agache, and subsequently took control of Boussac, a textile company in turmoil.”

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78.  “Boussac owned Christian Dior, the department store Le Bon Marché, the retail shop Conforama and the diapers industrial Peaudouce.”

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79.  “He sold nearly all the company's assets, keeping only the prestigious Christian Dior brand, and Le Bon Marché department store.”

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80.   “In 1987, shortly after the creation of LVMH, the new luxury group resulting from the merger between two companies”

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81.   “Arnault mediated a conflict between Alain Chevalier, Moët Hennessy's CEO, and Henri Racamier, president of Louis Vuitton.”

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82.   “The new group held property rights to Dior perfumes, which Arnault believed should be incorporated into Dior Couture.”

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83.  “In July 1988, Arnault provided $1.5 billion to form a holding company with Guinness that held 24% of LVMH's shares.”

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84.  “In response to rumors that the Louis Vuitton group was buying LVMH's stock to form a "blocking minority", Arnault spent $600 million to buy 13.5% more of LVMH, making him LVMH's first shareholder.”

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85.   “In January 1989, Bernard Arnault spent another $500 million to gain control a total of 43.5% of LVMH, and 35% of voting rights, thus reaching the "blocking minority" he needed to stop the dismantlement of the LVMH group.”

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86.  “On 13 January 1989, he was unanimously elected chairman of the executive management board.”

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87.   “Since then, Arnault led the company through an ambitious development plan.”

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88.   “Bernard Arnault transforming it into one of the largest luxury groups in the world, alongside Swiss luxury giant Richemont and French-based Kering.”

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89.   “In eleven years, the market value of LVMH has multiplied by at least fifteen, while, simultaneously, the sales and profit rose by 500%.”

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90.   “He promoted decisions towards decentralizing the group's brands.”

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91.   “As a result of these measures, the brands are now viewed as independent firms with their own history.”

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92.   “Arnault professional decisions support the idea that LVMH has "shared advantages": the strongest brands help finance those that are still developing.”

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93.   “The portfolio of major luxury brands has a history of stability, and thus its solidity allows for new acquisitions and group development.”

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94.   “It is because of this strategy that Christian Lacroix could open his own fashion house.”

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95.   “In July 1988, Arnault acquired Céline.”

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96.  “In 1993, LVMH acquired Berluti and Kenzo.”

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97.   “In the same year, Arnault bought out the French economic newspaper La Tribune.”

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98.   “The company never achieved the desired success, despite his 150 million euro investment, and he sold it in November 2007 in order to buy a different French economic newspaper Les Échos, for 240 million Euros.”

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99.   “In 1994, LVMH acquired the perfume firm Guerlain.”

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    100. “In 1996, Arnault bought out Loewe, followed by Marc Jacobs and Sephora in 1997.”

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