Example sentences of "and less [conj] [num] [unc] cent " in BNC.
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| 1 | Of those temporary workers who did not want a permanent job , nearly half ( 47 per cent ) had been economically inactive one year previously , and less than two per cent had been unemployed . |
| 2 | However , in 1987–88 only 3,960 prosecutions occurred , or 1 per cent of the total of 396,200 investigations , or 5 per cent of the total of 80,000 withdrawals from the register , and less than 0.1 per cent of the 4,390,200 claims for that year . |
| 3 | According to government statistics women earned on average one-third less than men in 1989 , and less than 4 per cent of top business jobs were held by women . |
| 4 | The non-strikers , at the other extreme , comprising the two fields ( Nottinghamshire and Leicestershire-South Derbyshire-Warwickshire ) which had less than 15 per cent on strike in the early weeks of the dispute , and less than 5 per cent when it was six months old . |
| 5 | Class 1 transactions ( requiring an immediate announcement and a circular to shareholders ) , Class 2 transactions ( requiring an announcement only ) and Class 3 transactions ( requiring an announcement only if listed securities are being offered as consideration ) are where the comparisons produce figures of 15 per cent or more , 5 per cent or more and less than 5 per cent respectively . |
| 6 | Sales to the UK market continued to fall — half of companies reported a decrease and less than 10 per cent of companies reported an increase . |
| 7 | Between 1979 and 1989 those at the highest decile ( ie those earning more than 90 per cent and less than 10 per cent of the population ) increased their real income by 36.6 per cent whereas those at the lowest decile ( ie those earning more than 10 per cent and less than 90 per cent of the population ) who increased their real income by only 5.7 per cent . |
| 8 | Between 1979 and 1989 those at the highest decile ( ie those earning more than 90 per cent and less than 10 per cent of the population ) increased their real income by 36.6 per cent whereas those at the lowest decile ( ie those earning more than 10 per cent and less than 90 per cent of the population ) who increased their real income by only 5.7 per cent . |
| 9 | It is perfectly feasible for manufacturers to package their goods in recycled paper without loss of appeal or quality , yet at present only 27 per cent of the paper we consume is recycled , and less than 20 per cent of household newspapers and magazines are recovered . |
| 10 | It is possible to find the origin of the synapses ending on cells of the type Hubel and Wiesel recorded from , and it is an amazing fact that 80 per cent or more of their excitatory input comes from other cortical cells , and less than 20 per cent from the nerve fibres coming up from the eye . |
| 11 | Less than one in five of businesses seeking advice on professional liability ( most went to insurance brokers ) , less than a third seeking advice on employee legislation , and less than ten per cent concerned about environmental legislation went to solicitors . |