Example sentences of "by [prep] [adv] [num] [no cls] cent " in BNC.
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| 1 | How will that be possible , given that Labour wishes to phase out nuclear , which could easily push up carbon dioxide emissions by at least 10 per cent . |
| 2 | A republic might secede subject to a referendum called by the republic 's Supreme Soviet either on its own initiative or in response to a petition signed by at least 10 per cent of USSR citizens permanently resident in that republic . |
| 3 | A request by at least 10 per cent of voters was necessary for a ballot to be considered , and a vote by at least 50 per cent would then be needed to pass a recall motion . |
| 4 | For instance , if an economy grows at 5 per cent per year following a two-year disbursement of a structural adjustment loan , if the international price for the country 's commodity exports has risen by at least 5 per cent in the same period of time , can the loan be regarded as justified ? |
| 5 | By all valid international comparisons , the NHS is under-funded by at least two per cent of gross national product . |
| 6 | He also predicted that a Labour government would have to increase interest rates by at least two per cent to defend sterling ‘ if the international community decides it does n't trust Labout and moves out of sterling ’ . |
| 7 | I 'd recommend padding a budget of under £1,000 by at least fifty per cent . |
| 8 | Palau 's constitution bans nuclear activity unless agreed by at least 75 per cent of voters . |
| 9 | The company claims that application productivity is increased by at least 200 per cent compared to traditional methods . |
| 10 | A two-day nationwide strike on Nov. 5-6 against the imposition of value added tax ( VAT — introduced in September ) on basic foodstuffs , health care and essential services [ see p. 38422 ] was supported by at least 80 per cent of the workforce in manufacturing and industry . |
| 11 | Electricity charges are to go up by at least 5.8 per cent from April 1st . |
| 12 | The Leeds Permanent building society expected to increase rates by at least 1.25 per cent . |
| 13 | The Leeds Permanent , which had hoped to raise its rate by at least 1.25 per cent , is now thought likely to restrict its increase to 1 per cent . |
| 14 | In the end , areas were to be selected for three years ( at NUTS Level III ) according to the following conditions : an unemployment rate higher by at least 15 per cent than the EC average during the previous three years , and industrial employment as a percentage of total employment greater than the EC average in every year of the previous fifteen years . |
| 15 | Some 100,000 businesses , mainly in the North and the Midlands , which were expecting their rate bills to fall by at least 50 per cent , will see no significant change , said Mr Banham . |
| 16 | ‘ A few people would lose their hands to begin with — but very soon we would be able to cut down the size of our police forces by at least 50 per cent . |
| 17 | A request by at least 10 per cent of voters was necessary for a ballot to be considered , and a vote by at least 50 per cent would then be needed to pass a recall motion . |
| 18 | The targets which won support at the Geneva meeting involve reducing the gap between acid fallout and critical load by at least 50 per cent . |
| 19 | The imposition of VAT on the kruggerrand and other gold coins meant that gold had to rise by at least 20 per cent on their initial investment before a private collector could show a profit . |
| 20 | The imposition of VAT on the kruggerrand and other gold coins meant that gold had to rise by at least 20 per cent on their initial investment before a private collector could show a profit . |
| 21 | The imposition of VAT on the kruggerrand and other gold coins meant that gold had to rise by at least 20 per cent on their initial investment before a private collector could show a profit . |
| 22 | Under a rule introduced to prevent frivolous challenges in the wake of an attempt by Tony Benn in 1987 , each candidate must first be backed by at least 20 per cent of Labour MPs . |
| 23 | Any meeting attended by at least 20 per cent of the parents may pass resolutions which the head teacher , the governors and the local education authority must consider . |
| 24 | Firstly , in the last decade it has consistently met it aim of improving profits and earnings per share by at least 20 per cent a year . |
| 25 | Rentokil aims to raise pre-tax profits and earnings per share by at least 20 per cent a year — and easily did it again in 1992 . |
| 26 | One paper at the conference predicted that the heat pump companies can cut overall costs by at least 25 per cent in the next 20 years . |
| 27 | The opening shots were fired yesterday when Sainsbury 's announced it would cut prices on hundreds of popular brands by at least 25 per cent from Sunday — with many at half price . |
| 28 | If a request is made for a meeting to be summoned and the request is supported by at least 25 per cent , in value , of the creditors , the official receiver must summon a meeting ( s 294 ) . |
| 29 | The EC 's Research Commissioner , Filippo Pandolfi , has attacked the European Commission 's current environment research and development programme as " wholly inadequate " , and demanded that it be increased by at least 25 per cent . |
| 30 | Greece and Spain expect emissions to rise by at least 25 per cent and Portugal is expecting rise of between 29-39 per cent , depending on economic growth . |