Example sentences of "but [adv] than [num] [unc] cent " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nearly ninety per cent supported economic sanctions , but less than sixty per cent were prepared to endorse military sanctions , while twenty per cent opposed them and a further twenty per cent evaded the issue altogether by declining to answer the question . |
| 2 | , the ‘ weak ’ unemployment trap , may be typical of many low-paid workers who face high but less than 100 per cent replacement ratios . |
| 3 | A partial offer may , with the consent of the Panel , be made for 30 per cent or more ( but less than 100 per cent ) of the target 's voting rights provided the offeror and its concert parties have not acquired , selectively or in significant numbers , shares in the target during the previous 12 months , or at any time after the partial offer was reasonably in contemplation . |
| 4 | All the company 's research , development and manufacturing takes place in Abingdon , but less than 10 per cent of their products stay in the U K. |
| 5 | If the value is 5 per cent or more but less than 15 per cent then it is a Class 2 transaction . |
| 6 | Britain was the most credit card conscious country in Europe , but less than ten per cent of all payments were made with them . |
| 7 | If the value is 15 per cent or more but less than 25 per cent it is a Class 1 transaction . |
| 8 | For instance , if a known dissentient minority shareholder holds more than 10 per cent but less than 25 per cent of the target 's voting rights , a Court Scheme might succeed in achieving a 100 per cent acquisition where a compulsory sale would fail . |
| 9 | but less than 2 per cent . |
| 10 | Many people said the test took place because they were blood donors , but more than four per cent of men and nearly three per cent of women had felt the need for a test anyway . |
| 11 | Only 5 per cent of people under 70 , but more than 40 per cent of those over 85 , were classified as severely disabled ( Table 5.8 ) . |