Example sentences of "[v-ing] by an average " in BNC.
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| 1 | The overall cost of welfare programmes in Western Europe was rising by an average of 7 per cent per annum in the 1970s , while the economy was growing by an average of 3.5 per cent . |
| 2 | If the figures below from audience surveys in 1960 , 1967 and 1973 are reliable , then the number of households with radio sets was growing by an average of more than 100,000 per year . |
| 3 | The overall cost of welfare programmes in Western Europe was rising by an average of 7 per cent per annum in the 1970s , while the economy was growing by an average of 3.5 per cent . |
| 4 | And although home ownership has proved a profitable investment during most of the decade , with house prices rising by an average of around 12 per cent , it looks far less so now . |
| 5 | In 1992 the forecasters think growth will recover , rising by an average of 2.7% in the 13 countries — an optimism that may wane as this year wears on . |
| 6 | A figure of about 500,000 was calculated after establishing the amount of shoeing steel produced for local consumption by British Steel and dividing by an average of four new sets a year . |