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Old 21-Oct-2004, 06:34
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what are the possible reasons of using the definite article with numbers in sentences like the following:

The financial holding company of Westernbank Puerto Rico, reported today its results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2004.

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It produced results for July - September and January - Sepetember.
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