Example sentences of "[vb pp] by [adv] [adj] per cent " in BNC.
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| 1 | There were reports throughout September of violent anti-government protests in North Korea , apparently ignited by the government 's decision in July to reduce the amount of money in circulation and to devalue the won by around 70 per cent . |
| 2 | Constitutional change usually came about tenth , nominated by around 12 per cent of the electorate . |
| 3 | A small group of wealthy men were responsible for the day-to-day management of community affairs , and owned a disproportionate share of the property — some 40 per cent being owned by only 5 per cent of the inhabitants . |
| 4 | Two-thirds of the offences dealt with by our courts are committed by only seven per cent of those convicted . |
| 5 | While sales of petrol engined cars dropped by almost 32 per cent , sales of diesels rose by nine per cent . |
| 6 | of women raped by a relative ( not a husband ) reported that the rape had a great effect on their lives , whereas the same effect was reported by only 39 per cent . |
| 7 | New car sales on credit finance slumped by nearly 20 per cent in 1991 compared with 1990 , according to HPI , the vehicle information agency . |
| 8 | On the negative side press reports indicated that the cost of the programme during the first half of 1990 had been a massive rise in unemployment ( from an official 6,000 at the end of 1989 to 568,000 ) ; a 30 per cent fall in output ; a 25 per cent drop in industrial sales in the first quarter ( in comparison with the same period in 1989 ) ; and an estimated 30 per cent drop in living standards , as real incomes slumped by around 35 per cent and 90 per cent of prices were freed ( following the abolition of subsidies ) to find their market level . |
| 9 | The NT annual meeting was attended by only seven per cent of the membership ; 68,679 voted in favour of the ban and 63,985 against . |
| 10 | During the three years that it has been accommodated at the Paris Exhibition Centre at Porte de Versailles — the original venue at CNIT having succumbed to the demolition expert 's hammer — the Salon Nautique has expanded by almost 20 per cent . |
| 11 | Hadley ( 1985 ) also documents the poor success rates of many development projects in African savannas where , overall , crop and arable production have grown by only 2 per cent , necessitating a massive increase in food imports . |
| 12 | The economy had grown by only 0.6 per cent over the four years to the end of 1990 , and actually shrank by 0.3 per cent during 1990 itself . |
| 13 | In the last 30 years the number of over-60s has risen by almost 50 per cent in the EC , from 46.5 million to 68.6 million , according to the survey by the EC 's statistical office . |
| 14 | Despite the successive sterling crises , deflationary fiscal packages and wage restraint , real personal disposable income per head had risen by around 12 per cent from 1964 to 1970 . |
| 15 | Miti also claimed that in the past five years Japan 's imports from its 10 largest trading partners had increased by 96 per cent , while exports had risen by only 45 per cent . |
| 16 | The group maintains that average in-patient charges have risen by only 8 per cent . |
| 17 | Details of a report by the Wiener Institut für Internationale Wirtschaftsvergleiche ( WIIW — the Vienna Institute for International Comparative Economics ) , published in the Neue Zürcher Zeitung of April 19 , 1990 , showed that industrial production in member states of COMECON had risen by only 1.2 per cent in 1989 — the lowest ever recorded . |
| 18 | US officials said that imports from China had increased by 42 per cent in the first six months while US exports to China had risen by only 18.4 per cent , and the US trade deficit with China was expected to rise to US$15 billion . |
| 19 | In the last three years , for example , property prices have risen by 68.5 per cent , while the FT All Share Index has risen by only 52.1 per cent . |
| 20 | Romanian Orthodoxy was professed by around 85 per cent of Romanian Christians . |
| 21 | A deal with Labour was preferred by only eight per cent . |
| 22 | ( The method considered to be the next fairest — flat-rate charge per person — was preferred by only 14 per cent . ) |
| 23 | Again it has been shown that jobs in services , clerical work , agriculture and construction are attractive , but factory work is only the fifth choice , preferred by only 11 per cent ( see figure 3.7 ) . |
| 24 | In 1952 nearly 60 per cent of the production of the ACCs was located there , produced by around 33 per cent of the total number of workers operating over half of the business capital stock . |
| 25 | Despite the recession total marketing and commercial revenue , which includes an increasing element of catering activity , advanced by almost ten per cent . |
| 26 | I was interested to read that in Japan half of all 16-year-olds reach a standard in maths which is reached by only 2 per cent . |
| 27 | India 's growth rate has slowed by only 1.15 per cent over the last ten years , despite Indira Ghandi 's attempts to emulate China by offering a free transistor radio for every vasectomy . |
| 28 | Total registrations , excluding mini vehicles , rose by only 0.3 per cent on last year to total sales of 503,977 , leaving industry-watchers speculating on a market decline . |
| 29 | Languages : Bulgarian ( official ) ; Turkish spoken by around 10 per cent of population . |
| 30 | With a targeted cash prize competition and a tie-up with local radio , traffic , claims Ryan , was boosted by almost 5 per cent . |