Example sentences of "[noun] [noun sg] [noun] [adj] [unc] cent " in BNC.
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| 1 | This year 's strong performance by UK share prices closes a decade which , according to the financial information group , Datastream , has seen the UK stock market climb 266 per cent . |
| 2 | Happy Shopper fish fingers contained 49 per cent fish ; Findus cod fillet fingers 40 per cent ; Findus Crostinos cod fillet 42 per cents ; Birds Eye Value fish fingers 45 per cent and Birds Eye cod in wholemeal 44 per cent . |
| 3 | According to the Central Election Management Committee 28.9 per cent of the 28,000,000 eligible voters participated in the elections . |
| 4 | Ninety three , check price increase eight per cent done thirty one twelve ninety four . |
| 5 | The Home Office funds 51 per cent . |
| 6 | Marginal rates of income tax reach 68 per cent for many ordinary families , VAT is 25 per cent on all goods , and a wealth tax of 2.2 per cent per annum on assets over £125,000 causes successful people to emigrate . |
| 7 | In a new survey from the child safety group Kidscape 98 per cent of city parents … 96 per cent in rural areas … say fear of their children being abducted is their overriding worry . |
| 8 | A consultancy service offering 10 per cent discount to members requiring an in-depth study into the area of energy conservation within their organisation . |
| 9 | Labour won 51.77 per cent of the vote ( 63.37 per cent in 1987 ) , the Welsh nationalists Plaid Cymru 23.44 per cent ( 6.41 per cent ) , Conservatives 8.52 per cent ( 16.15 per cent ) , Liberal Democrats 5.76 per cent and Social Democrats 5.26 per cent . |
| 10 | At Glaxo Group Research 46 per cent of the 3500 staff are female and 35 of the 280 middle and senior managers ( 12.5 per cent ) are women . |
| 11 | London 's water mains leak 29 per cent ( up from 19 per cent in the mid 1960s ) , Birmingham loses a similar amount . |
| 12 | If you extend £100,000 of credit for a period of one year and during that year the inflation rate averages 10 per cent per annum , you will have effectively lost £1 0,000 even if you are paid in full and right on time . |
| 13 | For example , only 10 per cent of vandalism and 12 per cent of theft from the person were estimated to be reported , while for burglary , the estimated percentage was 41 per cent and for motor vehicle theft 86 per cent ( Mayhew et al . |
| 14 | Among trade union members 70 per cent were in favour , while 75 per cent of Green Party members opposed abolition . |
| 15 | The Yangtze River valley supplies 40–70 per cent of China 's annual grain harvests , and is home to nearly three-quarters of the country 's heavy industry . |
| 16 | In Britain , rap has more room to grow — from the Swedish rap of Leila K to LL Cool J's 100 per cent pure NY homeboy , from light comedy to hardcore militancy , our pop chart has accommodated every variation . |
| 17 | Eventually I was drawn to a sign in the Norwich and Peterborough Building Society advertising 11.3 per cent . ’ |
| 18 | He compared the cut in taxes for the rich to the bottom 20 per cent which had seen its tax burden rise form 30.7 per cent in 1979 to the present 39.7 per cent . |
| 19 | Treasury Loan Stock 83 per cent 1997 , d = 8.75 per 100 nominal , B = 100 |
| 20 | Firstly , based on past experience , they split the cost centre monies 56 per cent to capitation and 44 per cent to other expenditure headings which operate under the Cheshire ‘ Cost Centre ’ scheme . |
| 21 | According to the Target Group Index 92 per cent of all adults regularly read a local paper , 28 per cent listen to the independent local radio station , compared to 11 per cent for Radio 4 and 9 per cent for BBC local radio . |