Example sentences of "[v-ing] [prep] [num] [no cls] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There is some disagreement about the size of the informal proletariat , which is not surprising given that its informal nature does not lend itself to the gathering of statistic , but most commentators see it representing about 40–60 per cent of the economically active population . |
| 2 | The changes were designed to save a total of 4,400,000 guilders , representing about 1 per cent of gross national product ( GNP ) . |
| 3 | Contract hire charges are revenue expenditure — therefore qualifying for 100 per cent tax benefits . |
| 4 | However , his finance director , James Kerr-Muir , revealed that it will lead to a £900 million goodwill write-off for Kingfisher and push gearing above 60 per cent . |
| 5 | Consulting others , furthermore , had no impact on outcome , consultation occurring in 88 per cent of sectioned and 87 per cent of not sectioned GP referrals . |
| 6 | The IMF predicted that real GNP growth in the industrialized countries would moderate to 2.75 per cent in 1990 , before rebounding to 3 per cent in 1991 . |
| 7 | The deal increased Kwik-Fit 's asset base and cut gearing to 20 per cent . |
| 8 | Coopers & Lybrand took issue with the official Red Book projections of growth rising to annualised 2 per cent rate in the second half of this year , climbing to 3½ per cent from 1993–94 to 1996–97 , and based its forecasts instead on a 2½ per cent growth rate . |
| 9 | The impact on MB Group 's balance sheet of acquiring sizeable goodwill in both ABS and Caradon is mostly offset by the issue of $150m US preferred stock and a handy £80m revaluation of its CMB stake to leave pro forma gearing at 24 per cent . |
| 10 | The new money will still leave gearing at 60 per cent , but Mr Scott says the company will be happy with that level of debt , given that gearing at other transport groups can be as high as 90 per cent . |
| 11 | The group 's finances are strong , with gearing at 40 per cent and group borrowings are being refinanced over 10 years . |
| 12 | 11 I am walking at 4 km/h , how far will I travel in a ) 2 hrs b ) 7 hrs c ) t hours ? |
| 13 | There are considerable gains to be made too in fuel consumption , for while second gear driving at 30 km/h actually consumes seven per cent more fuel than driving at 50 km/h , third gear defensive approaches yield a seven per cent fall . |
| 14 | There are considerable gains to be made too in fuel consumption , for while second gear driving at 30 km/h actually consumes seven per cent more fuel than driving at 50 km/h , third gear defensive approaches yield a seven per cent fall . |
| 15 | They are all growing ; our economy is shrinking by 2 per cent . |
| 16 | British and German inflation rates have moved together , but the German economy is growing at a rate of 3.5 per cent. , while the British economy is in recession and shrinking by 2.5 per cent . |
| 17 | The main effect was to reclassify Coats ' £98 million Euroconvertible preference issue as debt , which knocked profits by £12.9 million and bumped up gearing by 20.4 per cent to 53.5 per cent . |
| 18 | These are heterodimers consisting of one αchain and one β chain , both of which are necessary for adhesive binding . |
| 19 | A good illustration is North Sea gas which consisting of 96 per cent . |
| 20 | And I am looking for 100 per cent loyalty . |
| 21 | It is I 'm looking for five er may be for each of those companies so that 's thirty people I could be looking for . |
| 22 | Breastfeeding does perky things to some women 's statistics , but it left mine looking like two well-past-their-sell-by-date helium balloons . |
| 23 | Incorporation of 0.7–1.1 nmol/l i ims 30 ( approximately 2 mci/mol ) into 6 nmol/l pure porcine VIP in 50 mmol/l acetate buffer at ph 5.0 was achieved by incubating with 22 pmol/l lactoperoxidase and 1.8 nmol/l H 2 O 2 at room temperature for 15 minutes in a total volume of 130 µl . |
| 24 | The increases , ranging from 4.5 per cent to 10 per cent , will push the price of a Fiesta 1.1 from £6,215 to £6,495 , and an Escort Cosworth from £22,555 to £24,810 . |
| 25 | Chancellor Norman Lamont , Employment Secretary Gillian Shephard , Trade Secretary Michael Heseltine and Social Security Secretary Peter Lilley have increases ranging from 101 per cent to 276 per cent . |
| 26 | ‘ Not only has Drayton Asia 's investment performance been disappointing , its share price has been trading at a discount to net asset value ranging from 26.8 per cent to 9.7 per cent during the year to 10 February . |
| 27 | But no-one expects a quick rally , and forecasts for 1993 growth range from 0.2 per cent to 2.0 , with underlying inflation ranging from 3.1 per cent to 4.8 per cent , base rates between 4.5 per cent and 6 per cent , and the PSBR anywhere from £40 billion to £55 billion . |
| 28 | The other nice strategies scored only slightly less , with scores ranging from 83.4 per cent down to 75.6 per cent . |
| 29 | This rate differed from school to school , ranging from 5 per cent to 80 per cent . |
| 30 | The final diameter of the injection pipette will depend on what is to be injected ( ranging from 1 μm for intracellular injection to 60 μm for large pieces of tissue ) . |