Example sentences of "[prep] at [adv] [adj] per cent " in BNC.
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| 1 | MORTGAGE borrowers face an increase of at least 7 per cent in their monthly bills after a widely-feared 1-point rise in base lending rates yesterday . |
| 2 | Mr Wheeler , now moving to the rear of the plant to show off the £2m smoke-cleaning section , which had just broken down , pointed out that his company achieved destruction of at least 99.9999 per cent of all materials . |
| 3 | It is generally agreed that a reduction of at least 85 per cent in chlorine producing compounds is necessary to keep present atmospheric chlorine levels stable . |
| 4 | It also stipulated that no subsequent change to the borrowing rules could be made without the approval of at least 85 per cent of the shareholders . |
| 5 | The April meeting had decided that the mining ban would remain operative unless overturned by a vote of at least 75 per cent in favour . |
| 6 | There is a natural wastage of at least five per cent on any diet . |
| 7 | IF THE rise in bank base rates is bad news for homebuyers — now facing the inevitability of a hike of at least 1 per cent in the mortgage rate — it is not exactly good news for investors either . |
| 8 | Under the electoral system of 1918 , the Unionists had a minimum vote of at least 38 per cent of the electorate , and this would bring at least 250 seats in a parliament of 615 ; in a political world of three parties this almost guaranteed that no other party would govern alone and that the Unionists would usually have a majority . |
| 9 | According to the rules then extant , a national strike could only be called by the NUM if it had the support of at least 55 per cent of the members voting in a secret ballot : the union prided itself on its democracy in this context . |
| 10 | This is its highest level for eight years and will result in an increase of at least one per cent on home loan rates , possibly more . |
| 11 | They would devastate our conventional forces by cuts of at least 27 per cent , which would lead to huge job losses in the defence industries . |
| 12 | An increase of at least 10 per cent will be demanded by union representatives , who will argue that only a substantial rise will improve morale . |
| 13 | Car workers ' unions are today expected to demand a wage rise of at least 10 per cent for the Ford motor company 's 31,000 hourly paid workers , when negotiations open in London . |
| 14 | Key points of the accord included ( i ) a set-aside , in the first year , of 15 per cent of the EC farmland currently devoted to growing oilseeds , and a set-aside of at least 10 per cent in future years [ see also p. 39170 ] , in return for the lifting of punitive US tariffs on EC food and drink imports [ see below ] ; ( ii ) restriction of oilseed production to 5.128 million hectares [ not 5,128 million hectares as given on p. 39170 ] , thereby cutting EC production in future years to between 8,500,000 and 9,700,000 tonnes , down from a peak of 13,000,000 tonnes in 1991 [ ibid. ] , in return for curbs on US exports of soya beans and other cereal substitutes to the EC ( so-called rebalancing " ibid. ) ; and ( iii ) trimming the volume of subsidised EC farm exports by 21 per cent ( rather than 24 per cent as proposed in a GATT draft accord " see p. 38746 ) , cutting EC internal price supports by 20 per cent and reducing EC export subsidies by 36 per cent . |
| 15 | They lent up to 100 per cent of valuation although normally they would ask for a deposit of at least 5 per cent in 1990 . |
| 16 | This is achieved either through the sale of a public sector firm directly to a private sector firm or , more commonly , by the sale of at least 51 per cent of the shares in the company to the general public . |
| 17 | A turnout of at least 40 per cent was required to make a first round vote valid , but on Sept. 30 this threshold was not met in the majority of constituencies ( turnout nationwide was only 36 per cent ) , necessitating a second ballot for more than 80 per cent of council seats . |
| 18 | In 1986 , the Dutch had the EC Presidency and proposed a cut of at least 50 per cent for West Germany and others , with 40 per cent for Italy and the UK . |
| 19 | The central committee of the RKRP must consist of at least 50 per cent workers and peasants . |
| 20 | In the discussions Gorbachev proposed a cut of at least 50 per cent in US and Soviet strategic arms , leading to their total elimination by the end of the century . |
| 21 | Despite the extent of mortality in the first onset of the plague ( and the evidence of heriot payments on the Winchester manors shows a death-rate there of at least 50 per cent ) , wages did not increase startlingly , and until about 1370 there was a rise in rents which corresponded with that in prices ( 60 ) . |
| 22 | Recognizing this importance , the Bank of England requires the banks to keep deposits with the discount houses of at least 21/2 per cent of their eligible liabilities . |
| 23 | The programme established six goals : ( i ) adequate pre-schooling ; ( ii ) a high school graduation rate of at least 90 per cent ; ( iii ) student competence in the five core subjects ; ( iv ) world pre-eminence for US students in mathematics and science ; ( v ) 100 per cent adult literacy ( 23,000,000-27,000,000 US adults were currently estimated to be " functionally illiterate " ) ; and ( vi ) absence of drugs and violence from every school . |
| 24 | I think that it is an open secret that if the misfortune of a Labour Government being returned at the next election were to befall Britain there would be the mother and father of financial crises , which would lead to an increase in interest rates of at least 2 per cent . |
| 25 | No discussion of reform of the CAP can ignore the likely outcome of the GATT talks which may involve price cuts of at least 30 per cent . |
| 26 | Since 1981 , however , there has no longer been any statutory reserve ratio ( other than the requirement that banks must hold deposits at call with the discount houses of at least 2½ per cent of their eligible liabilities ) . |
| 27 | The Acts also provide for a quota scheme , which makes it compulsory for every employer of more than twenty people to take on a quota of at least 3 per cent registered disabled , although few firms adhere to this scheme and monitoring is poor . |
| 28 | A rise of at least 3 per cent had been expected . |
| 29 | CONCERN about the freeze on its annual grant is to be taken up with the Scottish Arts Council by the Royal Scottish National Orchestra , which had expected an increase of at least 3 per cent . |
| 30 | The Company is dedicated to achieving growth of at least 20 per cent a year in profits and earnings and this has seen its capitalisation soar from around £100 million to £1,450 million over the past 10 years . |