Example sentences of "that 20 [unc] cent " in BNC.
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| 1 | In 1984 , foresters found that 20 per cent of the Norway spruce in West Germany 's forests had lost more than a quarter of their needles . |
| 2 | Yet the seriousness of the issue can not be ignored in view of Thoburn and Rowe 's ( 1988 ) findings that 20 per cent of the children in their survey , for whom adoption was planned , were said to need continued contact with a birth parent . |
| 3 | Dr Robert Stephens of Birmingham University says Price concluded that 20 per cent of urban children in Britain could be suffering ‘ some form of lead-induced mental impairment ’ . |
| 4 | But plans , such as Australia 's aim of 20 per cent cuts in carbon dioxide emissions by the year 2005 , mean that everyone should make that 20 per cent cut in the emissions they generate , directly and indirectly . |
| 5 | In Denmark a study has revealed that 20 per cent of mallard ducks at post mortem had died of lead poisoning from lead shot pellets . |
| 6 | When the National Curriculum was first unveiled , in the shape of Mr Baker 's celebrated ‘ Little Red Book ’ , I wrote a piece which began : ‘ If this were genuinely a consultative document , I should reply to its chief begetter that 20 per cent of it is potentially helpful , 20 per cent unexceptionable , and 60 per cent either foolish or dangerous or both ’ . |
| 7 | They say that 20 per cent of American motorists who can run cars on unleaded petrol are switching back to lead because it gives a better performance . |
| 8 | One study carried out in Canada showed that 20 per cent of cases could be attributed to true IgE-mediated allergy to food . |
| 9 | Michael Flood , an independent energy consultant , has concluded in a study done for Friends of the Earth that 20 per cent of our power could come from renewable sources within 50 years . |
| 10 | The level of safety in the workplace can be inferred from the fact that 20 per cent of the rise in death rates for men in their late thirties arise from ‘ accident ’ . |
| 11 | Recent figures indicate that 20 per cent of the 100000 households accepted as homeless by local authorities in 1986 had recently experienced the breakdown of the relationship between the partners ( FPSC , 1988 ) . |
| 12 | ( 1987 ) report that 20 per cent of Americans aged 65 and over were admitted to hospital in 1986 ; this represents 10.8 million hospital admissions . |
| 13 | The Department of Education and Science estimates that 20 per cent more students will need to be trained to teach physics , maths , technology and modern languages ( report in Guardian 18 January 1989 ) . |
| 14 | Assume that 20 per cent of the records are equally frequently accessed and give rise to 80 per cent of the total transactions . |
| 15 | A Home Office study in 1990 found that 20 per cent of sentenced prisoners have serious mental disorders and that among women the figure rose to 35 per cent . |
| 16 | In Britain there are 100,000 convictions annually for driving under the influence of drink and it has been estimated that 20 per cent of all hospital admissions are associated with alcohol in some way . |
| 17 | The British Medical Association estimated that 20 per cent of abortions were criminal and using that figure David Glass calculated that a total of 68,000 criminal abortions took place in 1935 . |
| 18 | But given that the authors themselves say that 20 per cent of those over 80 suffer from senile dementia ( p. 297 ) an important group of clients and their carers seem to have been dis-enfranchised . |
| 19 | Some of the consequences were outlined in a study released on the eve of the conference by Arthur Andersen Petroleum Services which claimed that 20 per cent of future UK projects had been delayed for more than a year by the cash flow situation and other uncertainties . |
| 20 | It added that 20 per cent of the workforce in state-owned enterprises had been laid off and that some factories were closed down . |
| 21 | It was estimated that 20 per cent of the grape harvest had been lost . |