Example sentences of "[conj] [adv] 10 [unc] cent " in BNC.
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| 31 | Around four million barrels ( 660,000 tonnes ) of oil were being burned each day in March 1991 , nearly three times the pre-war Kuwait output and almost 10 per cent of the world 's daily ration . |
| 32 | With over 60 per cent of households owning a VCR and virtually 50 per cent with at least two TV sets ; with 11 channels available via BSkyB 's Astra satellite , and over 10 per cent household penetration ; and video film rentals running at over 500 million per year ; the use made of a fairly stable total screen time per viewer is becoming progressively more diffuse . |
| 33 | In December 1989 Greenpeace consultants suggested that by 1993 power station emissions would again reach 1980 levels and overall emissions would fall not 22 per cent as the government predicted , but only 10 per cent . |
| 34 | Many sixth-formers , of course , left a maintained school to go on to universities , but only 10 per cent of these went to Oxford or Cambridge , compared with nearly half of the university-bound sixth-formers from the Public Schools . |
| 35 | Notice that 16.1 per cent of the male labour force was recorded as unemployed in April 1985 , but only 10 per cent of the female labour force was so recorded . |
| 36 | Approximately 20 per cent of subjects reported that they would be pleased to enter a private/public sector home , but only 10 per cent favoured the geriatric hospital . |
| 37 | There are around three million players in Britain , but only 10 per cent of these are actually affiliated to a club and around 10 per cent of the club members are actually rated . |
| 38 | This could lead the promoter into spending more money on advertising than may be necessary because only 10 per cent of these expenses are his or her costs . |
| 39 | While only 10 per cent thought the Government should raise the National Insurance contributions rate , 64 per cent were against this . |
| 40 | Self-government for Scotland was given the thumbs-down by the Scottish business community , with more than 60 per cent of respondents saying that it would have a detrimental effect on business , while only 10 per cent thought there would be some advantage . |