Example sentences of "[adv] [adv] about [adj] [unc] cent " in BNC.
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1 | Perhaps only about 30 per cent of jobs within UDG-supported schemes were new to the area , although of these , three-quarters were new to the national economy . |
2 | As a matter of interest , Mr Rees took a head count , asking how many members in the hall were aware of the impending changes ; apparently only about 30 per cent of the audience knew of the proposed amendments . |
3 | It 's now , it 's still only about five per cent , but I think that that proportion is growing and I think this is something universities would welcome very much . |
4 | Most of the specialists are Dermato -venereologists , and usually only about 10 per cent of the patients they see are suffering from a sexually transmitted disease , the remainder having skin problems . |
5 | Yet only about 15 per cent will be sold fresh ; the rest will go to make cranberry sauce , juice and other products . |
6 | Currently only about two per cent of Wellcome 's shares are held by US investors compared with 26 per cent of Glaxo and 35 per cent of SmithKline Beecham shares , despite the fact that half of Wellcome 's pharmaceutical sales are in North America . |