Example sentences of "by a [adj] [adj] [unc] cent " in BNC.
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| 1 | Promoted by an alliance of environmental groups and backed by film stars and a $10 million advertising campaign , the bill initially looked set to pass , but was finally defeated by a decisive 64-36 per cent . |
| 2 | According to its findings , the GDP for the region rose by a mere 1.1 per cent in 1989 in real terms , 9 per cent down on 1980 growth ; and per capita production fell , for the second consecutive year , by 1 per cent to 1978 levels . |
| 3 | Defendus would increase emissions by a mere 11 per cent . |
| 4 | It increased by 17 per cent amongst Express/Mail readers , and by 34 per cent amongst Sun/Star readers , but by a mere 2 per cent amongst Mirror readers , which suggests the tabloids did influence their readers . |
| 5 | In our panel of voters the Conservative lead over Labour increased by 34 per cent amongst Sun/Star readers but by a mere 2 per cent amongst Mirror readers , which suggests the tabloids were able to influence their readers . |
| 6 | Long-term benefits such as pensions were increased by 7 per cent , whereas child benefit was increased by a mere 2.2 per cent . |
| 7 | Investment in sectors including infrastructure electricity and oil was to rise by 14.4 per cent , to be made possible by a foreseen 13.4 per cent increase in public revenues . |
| 8 | Education is now better resourced , with spending on each schoolchild having increased by a massive 42 per cent in the last 12 years . |
| 9 | SOLVENT emissions have been reduced by a massive 89 per cent at the Courtaulds Aerospace coatings site in Berkeley , California . |
| 10 | What the hon. Gentleman fails to mention is that the industry has shown enormous flexibility in increasing exports by a massive 78 per cent . |
| 11 | Will the Minister confirm that the present Government have introduced higher taxes than any other Government , and that they have increased national insurance contributions for those on average and low pay by a massive 40 per cent ? |
| 12 | Overall spending on disabled people has increased ( in real terms ) by a massive 152 per cent since 1979 . |
| 13 | Since he became Prime Minister he has had a chance — his predecessor had a chance , too — to increase women 's representation on such boards , but between 1985 and 1990 we know that their representation rose by a dismal 0.3 per cent . |
| 14 | Shell Chemicals saw profits fall by a dramatic 95 per cent from £519m in 1990 to £23m last year . |
| 15 | The riots followed a sudden escalation in consumer prices by a reported 80 per cent in several days . |
| 16 | That contrasts with the time when Labour was in power when pensioners ' incomes increased by a modest 3 per cent . |
| 17 | Prices of leisure goods eased by a modest 0.2 per cent , as did the average cost of fuel and light , helped by the last round of the recent phased cuts in gas prices . |
| 18 | The weight of the humble plastic carrier bag , for instance , has been reduced by a staggering 70 per cent in the past 20 years . |
| 19 | She added : ‘ Even allowing for inflation , prescription charges have already increased by a staggering 650 per cent since 1979 . ’ |
| 20 | Revenue-raising measures under the plan included ( i ) the stamping out of tax evasion , especially of capital gains tax , and reform of the tax penal law ; ( ii ) increases in general taxes on assets ( up by 2 per cent ) and on assets in the services sector ( up by 4 per cent ) ; ( iii ) higher taxes on the purchase and sale of foreign exchange , although the stamp tax would be eliminated and import tariffs cut to 11 per cent for semi-finished goods and raw materials , while previous item-specific duties would be replaced by a single 22 per cent duty ; ( iv ) the elimination of remaining tax discrimination favouring foreign investments ; ( v ) the increase of value added tax ( VAT ) to rates of between 16 and 25 per cent and increased taxes on bank loans ; and ( vi ) rises of 33 per cent in fuel taxes and adjustments in the rates charged for all public services , which acknowledged the continuing steep fall of the austral against the dollar . |
| 21 | Prize money will rise by a further 18 per cent during the forthcoming year , which takes the total to £16 million , considerably more than the £1.3 million on offer in 1980 . |
| 22 | By the end of the inquiry the Board admitted that this had risen by a further 10 per cent . |
| 23 | Cars : Car benefits enjoyed by company employees are to be taxed by a further 10 per cent . |
| 24 | The dollar was also devalued by a further 10 per cent in recognition that the Smithsonian Agreement , hailed by Nixon as ‘ the most significant monetary agreement in the history of the modern world ’ ( quoted Gilbert , 1980 , p. 164 ) , was insufficient to restore US competitiveness . |
| 25 | British Gas is to cut prices for domestic users by a further two per cent , the second cut this year . |
| 26 | The allocation for London in the current financial year 1991-92 has been cut by a further 8 per cent . |
| 27 | GDP fell by 9 per cent in 1991 and was expected to fall by a further 14 per cent in 1992 , which may well be an underestimate . |
| 28 | However , in a special supplement on the impact of the Gulf crisis , published in September 1990 , the IMF suggested that if the price of oil stabilized at $25 a barrel , the industrialized countries could expect growth to be cut by a further 0.25 per cent to 2.5 per cent for 1990 . |
| 29 | In December petrol prices were raised by a further 32 per cent , whilst on Jan. 3 , 1991 , Aquino signed an executive order which imposed an additional 9 per cent duty on almost all imports , including oil . |
| 30 | Industrial output fell dramatically by 23 per cent in 1990 , and by a further 19 per cent in the first four months of 1991 . |