Example sentences of "[adv] than [adj] per [no cls] " in BNC.
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| 1 | CHEAP : BETTER than 90 per cent of this year 's singles |
| 2 | CHEAP : BETTER than 90 per cent of this year 's singles |
| 3 | And it is also good news to hear that his chances are now better than 50 per cent of playing this weekend . ’ |
| 4 | In fact the purchasing power of a single person 's pension in Britain was just less than 75 per cent of the French pension , 60 per cent of its West German counterpart and only 50 per cent of the value of the equivalent Dutch pension . |
| 5 | The Old Wives ' Tale ‘ Do n't lean below 5,000 feet ’ resulted from the fact that above 5,000 feet , full throttle at red-line rpm gives less than 75 per cent of rated power , therefore one can lean . |
| 6 | When climbing at full throttle , the 2,300 rpm or so of your fixed-pitch propeller probably delivers less than 75 per cent . |
| 7 | Leaning is permissible above 3,000 feet , but check in you flight manual to verify that climbing rpm gives you less than 75 per cent power at that altitude . |
| 8 | Such regions are designated for a period of five years and are specifically defined to be those areas ( NUTS Level II ) where per capita GDP in PPSs is less than 75 per cent of the Community average . |
| 9 | The shares concerned must consist of or include shares carrying 75 per cent or more of the voting rights attributable to share capital which are exercisable in all circumstances at any general meeting of the company or , when added to the shares already held by the offeror , carry not less than 75 per cent . |
| 10 | Furthermore , the exemption will not apply if less than 75 per cent of the voting rights is involved . |
| 11 | To win Objective 1 status , the regional economic output per head of population has to be less than 75 per cent of the EC average . |
| 12 | The two most important greenhouse gases are water vapour , which constitutes less than 4 per cent of the atmosphere 's volume , and carbon dioxide . |
| 13 | Crimes of violence comprise less than 4 per cent of recorded crime , and while crimes of violence have risen rapidly in numbers in the post-war period there have been changes in the pattern of such offences . |
| 14 | Yet less than 4 per cent of wills , 1525–60 , were made by leather workers , two-thirds of whom were tanners , manufacturing crafts being relatively inconspicuous . |
| 15 | At the 1981 census people of pensionable age represented less than 4 per cent of all households with a head drawn from the New Commonwealth ( Asia , the Indian subcontinent and pakistan ) . |
| 16 | Injection was the sole route of use of less than 4 per cent of the clients , but in combination with other methods ( smoking and sniffing ) , injection was used by one in ten of the users . |
| 17 | So too , if we consult the Report of Her Majesty 's Chief Inspector of Constabulary , 1975 ( or almost any other year for that matter ) we find ourselves assailed within the space of only a few paragraphs with repeated references to The report was generous enough to remind us that the personal violence over which so much ink had been spilled amounted to less than 4 per cent of known serious crime . |
| 18 | From the 1840s to 1900 the proportion of illegitimate births declined throughout Europe , from 7 per cent to less than 4 per cent , with no evidence that chastity outside marriage had become more popular . |
| 19 | In less than 4 per cent of cases did teachers think that teachers and schools contributed to problems of disruption . |
| 20 | while the retail prices index has risen by less than 4 per cent ? |
| 21 | Parties polling less than 4 per cent of the vote would not gain representation through the county lists . |
| 22 | According to government statistics women earned on average one-third less than men in 1989 , and less than 4 per cent of top business jobs were held by women . |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | For example , at the peak of my running career in 1983 , I tore my plantar fasciitis and spent much of the next three years running at less than 100 per cent . |
| 25 | Nevertheless , all have a probability of success which is less than 100 per cent . |
| 26 | It can be seen in Fig. 3.2 that the barn owl assemblages approximate to this condition , but all elements are considerably less than 100 per cent . |
| 27 | however , a means of switching to petrol for starting or to meet heavy-load surges is usually retained ; so that the fuel saving is less than 100 per cent . |
| 28 | This is partly because , in early field trials with stray cats , it was discovered that the animals were developing side-effects of an unpleasant kind , and partly because there is a less than 100 per cent efficiency . |
| 29 | The OR then calls a meeting of creditors to decide whether they will make the debtor bankrupt or let him off by accepting an arrangement for less than 100 per cent of their debts to be paid in full and final settlement . |
| 30 | This type of composition is when some or all of the creditors of a business in trouble agree to accept less than 100 per cent of their outstanding debts in full and final settlement of their claims . |