Example sentences of "cent [conj] [noun] [adj] [unc] cent " in BNC.

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1 The approximate percentages for the other Democrats were Harkin 26 per cent , Clinton 19 per cent , Tsongas 9 per cent and Brown 4 per cent .
2 Amongst the Democrats Tsongas polled 35 per cent , Clinton 26 per cent , Kerrey 12 per cent , Harkin 10 per cent and Brown 9 per cent .
3 In the Greek-Cypriot controlled area the growth of the economy in 1991 was expected to be 4.5 per cent , unemployment 2 per cent and inflation 4.5 per cent .
4 In the first round on Sept. 27 Iliescu and Constantinescu had gained 47.34 and 31.24 per cent respectively [ for first round results and background information , see p. 39104 ] ; in the second Iliescu won 61.43 per cent and Constantinescu 38.57 per cent , with a 73.2 per cent turnout .
5 Latin American average prices were heavily increased by runaway inflation in two of the region 's most important countries : Argentina 3,079 per cent and Brazil 1,287 per cent .
6 The inter-censal decade 1961–71 saw some very heavy losses : Liverpool recorded a population loss of 18.2 per cent of its population in the 1960s , Manchester 17.9 per cent , Newcastle upon Tyne 17.6 per cent and Birmingham 8.6 per cent — much higher than the losses of the 1950s .
7 Other member countries were the remaining 13 OECD member countries — with the United states providing 10 per cent and Japan 8.5 per cent of the capital — and Cyprus , Egypt , Israel , Liechtenstein , Malta , Mexico and Morocco .
8 Moslems made up some 43 per cent of the population in Bosnia , Serbs 31 per cent and Croats 17 per cent .
9 Suchard supplied 2 per cent and Nestlé 3 per cent .
10 In the other caucus , in Arizona , Tsongas won 34 per cent , Clinton 29 per cent , Brown 28 per cent and Harkin 8 per cent .
11 Rabin polled 40.5 per cent and Peres 34.5 per cent of the votes of the 108,000 party members .
12 Chile had a similar 28 per cent and Peru 29 per cent , while Venezuela and Brazil fared a little better with 31 per cent and 32 per cent of the total population in the labour force ( World in Figures 1978 ) .
13 Clinton gained 43 per cent of the public votes , Bush 38 per cent and Perot 19 per cent .
14 The polls ’ average errors were : NOP 3.7 per cent , Mori 3.3 per cent , ICM 3.0 per cent and Gallup 2.8 per cent .
15 Official results released on Nov. 27 showed that Walesa had gained 39.96 per cent of the vote , Tyminski 23.10 per cent and Mazowiecki 18.08 per cent ; three other candidates gained 18.86 per cent between them ( see table ) .
16 In September 1980 when Gallup asked which of the three main candidates would best deal with ‘ improving the economy ’ 44 per cent said Reagan , 30 per cent Carter and 12 per cent Anderson ; on ‘ reducing inflation ’ the figures were 44 per cent for Reagan , Carter 29 per cent and Anderson 13 per cent .
17 THE GRIP of French engine makers in Britain 's diesel car market is overwhelming : under the umbrella of PSA , Peugeot has 32 per cent and Citroen 12 per cent .
18 Japan recycles 45 per cent and Australia 50 per cent .
19 Reworking of her indices by Deane and Cole suggests that between the quinquennium 1750 – 4 to 1785 – 9 money wage rises in the South varied between less than 4 per cent for London labourers and 19.4 per cent for those of Kent , whereas in Lancashire labourers gained 64 per cent and craftsmen 40.5 per cent over the period .
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