Example sentences of "and [adv] [verb] [num] [unc] cent " in BNC.
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| 1 | Grain went from Rumania to Danzig by sea , all the way round Europe , and still cost 30 per cent less than overland by rail . |
| 2 | Continental has traded in Eastern Europe for 20 years and now supplies 25 per cent of the region 's imported grain . |
| 3 | Both American Express and Diners Club have lost ground to Mastercard Gold , which increased its share of the market by about 38 per cent in 1990 ( although from a small base ) and now has 19 per cent of the cards in issue by volume , compared with American Express ' 57 per cent and Diners Club 's 13 per cent , says Market Assessment . |
| 4 | As proprietor of the casino he demanded and often received ten per cent of the others ' winnings . |
| 5 | Inconsistency is when the personnel director , faced with a request for an increase in pay , says " 4 per cent maximum " and then concedes 4½ per cent under threat of strike . |