Example sentences of "and [adv] to [num] [unc] cent " in BNC.
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| 1 | The share of personal assets owned by the 90 per cent below the richest 10 per cent has dramatically increased from 8 per cent in 1911 to 17 per cent in 1960 , and on to 46 per cent in 1983 . |
| 2 | Among other measures in the budget , excise duties on tobacco products , petrol and diesel fuel were increased by more than the level of inflation ; the rate of corporation tax was cut from 35 to 34 per cent for 1990-91 and further to 32 per cent for 1991-92 ; and increases were made in child benefit . |
| 3 | ( The basic rate of income tax was cut from 33 per cent to 30 per cent in the 1979 Conservative Budget — the ‘ Incentive Budget ’ — but further cuts were not made until 1986 when the rate was cut to 29 per cent , and thereafter to 27 per cent in 1987 and 25 per cent in 1988 ) . |
| 4 | Concentration : this varies enormously from as little as 5 per cent or less active ingredients to around 30 per cent or more in liquid products and up to 100 per cent in powders . |
| 5 | Depending on the country in question , between 60 and 90 per cent of the monographs , and up to 100 per cent in Scandinavia and Spain , already bear the 12 stars symbolising European publication . |
| 6 | In some urban areas it can comprise as much as 40 per cent of the stock and up to 100 per cent of houses over considerable tracts . |
| 7 | Additionally , those entitled to income support receive full help with their rent and up to 80 per cent assistance with their community charge . |
| 8 | A spokesman said the hotel hoped to be operating at 55 per cent occupancy within its first year and up to 70 per cent within three to four years . |
| 9 | Free ski bag with a pair of skis , free boot bag with a pair of boots , special ski package reductions and up to 20 per cent off new season skiwear . |
| 10 | The USA contributed approximately 25 per cent of the WHO regular budget and up to 30 per cent of some special programmes . |
| 11 | The rest was batter and up to 10-20 per cent extra water , the magazine said . |
| 12 | The kestrel and hen harrier produce similar levels of breakage ( 7–11 per cent : Table 3.11 ) and the mammalian carnivores very much higher , with up to 65 per cent of the molars broken and up to 88 per cent of the incisors . |
| 13 | It 's also difficult to tell exactly what some convenience foods contain — a 100 per cent pure beefburger , for example , can legally contain 10 per cent water and up to 35 per cent added fat . |
| 14 | In the case of a fairly simple system Better Business Service grants would probably be available through Lothian and Edinburgh Enterprise and up to 35 per cent of the costs will be paid up to a maximum grant of £525 can be paid under this scheme . |
| 15 | of holdings would be affected and up to 15 per cent . |
| 16 | Between 30 and 50 per cent of women with gonorrhoea have coincidental trichomoniasis and up to 40 per cent of women with TV have gonorrhoea — the figures vary between different centres and depend on the group of women being examined . |
| 17 | By end of this period 70 per cent of industrial enterprises and up to 90 per cent of construction industry and retail trade should no longer be in state hands . |
| 18 | Within that period , however , there were some changes in employment patterns , the most important features being a swing in government service from 7 per cent to 6 per cent in the early 1960s and then back again by the end of the period , and an almost obverse swing in distribution from 11 to 13 per cent and back to 12 per cent . |
| 19 | The share of the richest 1 per cent has dropped from 69 per cent in 1911–13 to 42 per cent in 1960 , and now to 20 per cent . |
| 20 | ‘ Our task is to push up our share to the mid-40s , as in the 1950s , and even to 50 per cent , ’ a senior Tory said . |
| 21 | In the course of the day the UK government announces increases in base rate from 10 to 12 , and then to 15 per cent effective Sept. 17 , in unsuccessful efforts to defend the value of sterling , then withdraws sterling from the ERM , allowing its value to " float " ( as a result of which it falls some 10 per cent against the deutschmark to below DM2.52 by the end of September ) , and cuts base rate to 12 per cent . |
| 22 | The Act did not specify what the rate was to be , but it was made clear that the initial rate of 40 per cent would be increased to 45 per cent and then to 50 per cent ‘ at reasonably short intervals ’ . |
| 23 | In another it sold a part of the whole enterprise by converting the public corporation into Companies Act companies and selling half of the shares : it did this , for example , by reducing its stock in BP from 51 to 46 per cent in 1979 , then to 39 per cent in 1981 , and again to 31.7 per cent in 1984 . |
| 24 | Estimated GNP growth declined from 3.7 per cent Per annum in 1971–75 to 2.6 per cent in 1976–80 , and again to 1.9 per cent in 1981 ( although it must be said that 1982 and 1983 have shown some improvement — up to 2.6 per cent and 3.7 per cent respectively — the CIA 's estimate for 1984 is a lacklustre 2.5 per cent ) . |