Example sentences of "[vb pp] that [adv] [adj] [unc] cent " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the 30-member Tehran constituency all 30 members elected were pro-Rafsanjani candidates , and it was now claimed that over 70 per cent of the elected deputies supported Rafsanjani and the reformist policies of the grouping known as Jameh-ye Ruhaniyat Mobarez ( Society of Combatant Clergymen ) . |
| 2 | A Sierra Leone Broadcasting Service announcement on Aug. 31 said that nearly 1,500,000 people had voted " yes " to the proposed constitutional changes ; the radio further reported that almost 75 per cent of the country 's 2,500,000 voters had participated . |
| 3 | Professor Davis has calculated that over 75 per cent of the growth in English exporting over the first half of the eighteenth century depended on either southern Europe or the Americas . |
| 4 | Although only a small number of weapons had been eliminated , scientists had calculated that just 5 per cent of the weapons that existed were sufficient to destroy the world . |
| 5 | A survey of leading UK corporations conducted for the Confederation of British Industry ( CBI ) has revealed that only 54 per cent give detailed consideration to environmental matters at board of directors level . |
| 6 | When war broke out in 1939 , the combination of a depressed agriculture at home and a convenient empire abroad had ensured that around 70 per cent of the nation 's food was imported from overseas . |
| 7 | In practice , it is anticipated that only 7 per cent of substantive hearings will take place in the High Court . |
| 8 | A survey has shown that nearly 15 per cent of county 's buses are more than 15 years old and Mr David Newbegin , county environment director , said this week that older buses put people off using public transport . |
| 9 | ( Webster , 1967 ) has shown that only 10 per cent had any reference to the actual date of the deposit in which they were found . |
| 10 | A poll has shown that only 52 per cent of MPs are in favour of the treaty in its present form . |
| 11 | Responses to a questionnaire sent to NHS authorities in March 1988 had shown that only 8 per cent of employers requires nurses and health visitors to undertake re-entry programmes before employment , even though individuals might have had substantial breaks in service . |
| 12 | Experiments at Reading have shown that only 15 per cent of the nitrogen in cattle slurry is available to spring crops after spreading in the winter — previous estimates put the figure at 50 per cent . |
| 13 | An RAC survey also found that over 60 per cent of motorists are thinking of buying a used car , instead of a new one , in order to save money . |
| 14 | For example , in a survey of the Iron and Steel Industry during 1979 , it was found that over 90 per cent of subcontracting companies employed over 300 workers ( Mesatoshi 1980 p.51 ) . |
| 15 | For example , in a survey of the Iron and Steel Industry during 1979 , it was found that over 90 per cent of subcontracting companies employed over 300 workers ( Mesatoshi 1980 p.51 ) . |
| 16 | It was found that approximately 30 per cent of the map area was made up of polygons which did not agree with the initial map descriptions . |
| 17 | The survey , in the British Medical Journal , also found that only eight per cent of doctors knew how to use a thermometer . |
| 18 | The preliminary findings of an EC report on air pollution in Europe have concluded that about 10 per cent of the European Community 's forests have been damaged by sulphur emissions . |
| 19 | From this it can be concluded that only 1.4 per cent of this large number of coins establishes the date of the deposit but in this case , since there are no later Roman coins found in Britain , it could be even later ; a salutary lesson for all excavators . |
| 20 | After the Paris meeting it was announced that about 85 per cent of this amount had been pledged , with donors promising $300,000,000 in debt relief and between $800,000,000 and $900,000,000 in grants and loans , mainly to finance imports required for the economic recovery programme . |
| 21 | Mrs Thatcher succeeded in forcing local councils to raise half their own spending money , but removing the sting from the poll tax has meant that only 15 per cent of local authority spending is raised by town halls . |
| 22 | Annually it is estimated that approximately 75 per cent of those aged 65 and over will visit their family doctor . |
| 23 | For instance , it has been estimated that over 70 per cent of the North American Cordillera is made up of displaced terranes ( Fig. 3.31 ) . |
| 24 | Now , with unemployment set to reach two million by Christmas , they are no longer welcome and it 's estimated that over 60 per cent are unemployed . |
| 25 | In two of Japan 's leading export items , colour TV sets and motor vehicles , it is estimated that only 25 per cent of the value-added in production is generated internally by the company that sells the final product in contrast to 50 per cent in the UK or US . |
| 26 | In two of Japan 's leading export items , colour TV sets and motor vehicles , it is estimated that only 25 per cent of the value-added in production is generated internally by the company that sells the final product in contrast to 50 per cent in the UK or US . |
| 27 | On the other hand , in many instances the repossession order is not carried out and it is estimated that only 60 per cent of orders eventually result in repossession . |
| 28 | It is estimated that only 20 per cent of cases of sexually transmitted disease are seen in the specialist clinics . |
| 29 | It is estimated that about 75 per cent of the union 's members in Hackney and Tower Hamlets voted in the ballot , supported officially by NUT national leaders . |
| 30 | In the USA it is estimated that about 80 per cent of collective agreements are confined to employees of a single company and about two-thirds are limited to a single plant ( Cohen , 1975 ) . |