Example sentences of "per cent over the [adj] two " in BNC.
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1 | The Inter-Governmental Panel on Climate Change has constantly warned governments that the business of reducing carbon dioxide emissions ( by 60 per cent over the next two or three decades ) can not be put off any longer . |
2 | The government on Oct. 15 made limited concessions to the unions over welfare cuts , lifting the ceiling on pension rises slightly to a total of 3.5 per cent over the next two years , and altering the annual income ceiling for eligibility for health concessions . |
3 | No one company has a big slice of the business and we 're aiming to increase our share by 10 or 11 per cent over the next two years . ’ |
4 | However , investment in energy efficiency has fallen by 28 per cent over the last two years . |
5 | As a result of these measures turnover has risen by 22 per cent over the last two years with profits up by 447 per cent to an annual average of 93,000 . |
6 | In the depths of the worst recession for 60 years , carbon dioxide emissions in the UK actually increased by 2 per cent over the past two years . |
7 | Spending on energy conservation has fallen by 28 per cent over the past two years , despite the government 's public commitment in the environment white paper to saving energy as the principal means of combating the greenhouse effect . |
8 | A spokesman for ICI said that the company is " committed to reducing emissions of all kinds " and had reduced discharges of hazardous waste by 48 per cent over the past two years . |