Example sentences of "[adv] 50% of " in BNC.
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| 1 | Hay & Maddock 93 , in their study of human geography theses , found that 26% of their sampled items were produced as the outcome of postgraduate research , but that eventually 50% of theses lead to publication of their results , including publication in book form . |
| 2 | Hay & Maddock , in their study of human geography theses , found that 26% of their sampled items were produced as the outcome of postgraduate research , but that eventually 50% of theses lead to publication of their results , including publication in book form . |
| 3 | Stock options are not much use as incentives if the price at which they are exercisable is dauntingly out of reach , so IBM Corp is offering a new stock option plan for mid-to-senior level executives — chairman Louis Gerstner offered the plan due to concern ‘ about keeping managers at IBM and motivated ’ : the plan is aimed at the tier of about 1,200 managers just below the most senior level , will offer new options for old ones that were exercisable at prices ranging from $89 to $169 ; the new options are exercisable at $47.88 , and managers will have to swap anywhere from 2.5 to 10 old options for one new one , depending on the original option price ; the options are exercisable after two years and the price must rise 50% above the $47.88 level to $71.82 and stay there for 30 days ; only 50% of the options can be exercised the first year , and 25% for each year after , but the terms do not look particularly attractive . |
| 4 | Despite this , only 50% of cancers in this group were actually detected by faecal occult blood testing , the remainder arose as symptomatic cancers in the period between screenings . |
| 5 | Duodenal H pylori was found in only 50% of patients taking NSAIDs with active duodenitis , and 61% of their counterparts not taking NSAIDs ; all cases of duodenal H pylori coexisted with gastric metaplasia . |
| 6 | The nitrogen level in the microbial biomass was only 50% of the original 1 year after clearing and remained low ; little mineralized nitrogen was lost to the atmosphere by denitrification but much may be retained low in the soil profile . |
| 7 | By the end of the third year only 50% of the original starters have not left . |
| 8 | At turn-off the phase current decays exponentially from its initial value of +2 A towards a final value of -2 A. If the phase electrical time constant is T and turn-off begins at time t = 0 , the instantaneous current is : which , taking the first two terms of the exponential series expansion , can be approximated by : Initial energy stored in the inductance = , so 50% of the stored inductive energy is returned to the supply at turnoff . |
| 9 | The overall training plan is coordinated by myself ( Chief Administrative and Training Officer ) , approximately 50% of time in training and development , and the training sub-committee , whose members change regularly , drawn from all members of staff ’ , |
| 10 | Mixing desk manufacturer Solid State Logic , which now generates approximately 50% of its sales from digital products as opposed to analogue , and digital video equipment builder , Abekas , also contributed to a 13.6% rise in divisional turnover to £70.1m ; profits rose 50% to £12m . |
| 11 | ‘ The age structure of our customers as provided by the latest survey is as follows — approximately 50% of them are over 40 years ; some 25% are in the 20–40 age group ; while the remaining 25% are aged below 20 years . |
| 12 | As can be seen for wild-type Eco K approximately 50% of the DNA is cleaved after 30 min and no further reaction appears to take place after this time . |
| 13 | Both mutants decrease transcription of the reporter gene to approximately 50% of the non-mutated , wild type DNA values . |
| 14 | The antibody is N terminally directed and shows no significant cross reaction with the related peptides , pancreatic polypeptide , and neuropeptide Y. Antiserum at a dilution of 1:160000 bound approximately 50% of the 1 fmol monoiodo-PYY , which was used as tracer . |
| 15 | Currently , approximately 50% of all patients undergoing a sphincterotomy for bile duct stones have their gall bladder in situ , and of these 6–20% subsequently require a cholecystectomy for biliary pain or cholecystitis during a follow up of one to six years [ 2.11 ] . |
| 16 | Such complications occur in approximately 50% of patients with Barrett 's columnar lined lower oesophagus . |
| 17 | Stone recurrence after bile acid therapy occurs in approximately 50% of patients within five years of treatment and then reaches a plateau of 61% by the 11th year . |
| 18 | The price of the Russian language version is pegged to the US dollar and is exactly 50% of the price of the English language version . |
| 19 | Local authorities now have four main sources of funds for capital expenditure : borrowing , which is subject to approval by central government ; capital grants , also from central government , which will specify the purposes for which they are to be used , and the amount the local authority must itself contribute ; capital receipts , from the sale of assets such as land and council houses , though the local authorities must first set aside 50% of these receipts ( 75% in the case of council house sales ) towards repaying their debts ; and ordinary revenue from the Community Charge , etc. , for which the government assumes the local authorities to be accountable to their voters ( CIPFA , 1990 , Chapter 20.3 ; HM Treasury , 1990 , Chapter 21 , Paras . |
| 20 | Whereas just under 50% of the adult population read a Labour paper in 1964 , by 1983 only 24% did ( Table 3.2 ) . |
| 21 | BRITAIN elects its House of Commons by the simplest possible system : single-member constituencies in which the front-runner wins , even if he has under 50% of the votes . |
| 22 | Overall , just under 50% of pupils in these schools are boys , just over 50% girls ( ISIS , 1990 ) . |
| 23 | SparcWare is driven by the need to lower the support costs that eat up 50% of every software engineering dollar and expand the market for independent software vendors . |
| 24 | Nearly 50% of all women allow themselves a once-a-year bet on the horses , according to a recent Gallup survey conducted for the UK 's largest bookmaker , Ladbrokes . |
| 25 | Poland accounts for nearly 50% of Eastern Europe 's production while the GDR and Czechoslovakia are both major producers . |
| 26 | The 1986 Housing Investment Programme submission by the local authority showed 24 297 private sector dwellings in need of renovation , nearly 50% of the total private stock . |
| 27 | No infectious agent was found in 30% ( 95% confidence interval : 25% to 36% ) of 77 patients at stage IV with diarrhoea and furthermore , nearly 50% of the patients without diarrhoea harboured an infective agent in their gastrointestinal tract . |
| 28 | ‘ Largemouth ’ is now almost extinct in the lake , and it is estimated that probably 50% of other species are also now extinct due to the introduction of the predatory Nile Perch as a food fish some 40 years ago . |
| 29 | Roughly 50% of the North Atlantic trade involving the Nordic countries utilizes the sea waybill , although it seems more popular with Scandinavian initiated traffic . |
| 30 | Sharply reduced reserves — often 50% of 1990 levels — have not lured buyers back into the market for second- and third-rate works . |