Definition: Given a text, write a compressed version of it in a single sentence.
Input: While there were no one - time gains or losses in the latest period, there was a one - time gain of # 18 million in the 1988 period. And while there was no profit this year from discontinued operations, last year they contributed # 34 million, before tax.
Output:
There were no one time gains or losses recently but a one time gain of $18 mil in 1998. There was no profit this year before tax.