Example sentences of "between [num] and 10 per cent " in BNC.
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| 1 | Experiments in pickling different alloys of copper and zinc have shown that only alloys with between 2 and 10 per cent of copper in the zinc will take on the black patina , and the silver and brass inlays are unaffected by the pickling solution . |
| 2 | The main points were ( i ) a tax of 0.3 per cent on financial transactions ( ITMF ) , in force until 1994 , but not applying to wage cheques , pension payments and popular savings accounts ; ( ii ) to fight tax evasion an instruction to banks to report in specific cases and at the Finance Minister 's request all movements of individuals ' and companies ' accounts ; ( iii ) the simplification of the tax system with the elimination of three social contributions and their replacement by valued added tax ( VAT ) of between 7 and 10 per cent ; ( iv ) the elimination of taxes on manufactured products , fuel sales and additional income , and their replacement by a selective tax ( the rate of which had yet to be specified ) on cars , alcoholic drinks , fuels , electricity and telecommunications ; ( v ) the elimination of the separate collection of taxes by state and municipal governments and another by municipal government , so that all taxes ( except the ITMF ) would be collected by the federal government and shared with the states and municipalities , expected to produce a real increase in their revenues of 9 and 17 per cent respectively ; and ( vi ) a ban on the contracting of fresh debts by the Federal District , states and the municipalities until the year 2000 . |
| 3 | Thus , if one had a bronze with , say , 2 per cent of tin , where the tin content of the comparable genuine bronzes lay between 5 and 10 per cent , this would be unusual and would count against the piece but it certainly would not condemn it . |
| 4 | In this country between 5 and 10 per cent of cases of gonorrhoea in women go on to develop a degree of tubal involvement , and only a few of these will lead to peritonitis . |
| 5 | On the other hand , if there are no others in the field , an offer of , say , 2½ per cent less than the asking price could be made ; and if the house is somewhat overpriced , try an offer between 5 and 10 per cent less than the asking price and see what the reaction is . |
| 6 | In the post-war period , expenditure on the military has been between 5 and 10 per cent of GDP . |
| 7 | To the east of the city and across the Vistula delta the number of Poles fell to between 0.5 and 10 per cent . |
| 8 | In the UK , the FRG and the USA the proportions varied between 6 and 10 per cent , which was not enough to make a significant difference . |
| 9 | The directive was part of a plan aimed at reducing the estimated unemployment rate of between 8 and 10 per cent by doubling the percentage of Bahrainis working in the private sector to 50 per cent by mid-1994 . |