Example sentences of "[conj] four out [prep] five " in BNC.
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| 1 | So the practice has been to regard them rather unofficially as having been satisfied if there is compliance on about … three occasions out of four , or four out of five , or two out of three — practices are variable from one authority to another . |
| 2 | A survey showed that four out of five of Britain 's biggest firms have introduced no smoking areas at work as a result of worker pressure . |
| 3 | It found that four out of five publicans and restaurateurs in the survey agreed it was good for business , and four out of five managers said recorded music made customers stay longer . |
| 4 | In a study of 400 of the biggest bank mergers in the 1980s , FMCG Capital Strategies , a New York consultancy , found that four out of five deals failed miserably — to the point where they soon destroyed value for the acquiring bank . |
| 5 | A new study of bank takeovers in America in the 1980s * indicates that four out of five acquisitions are flops . |
| 6 | Taken literally , the idea that four out of five cars would be unable to run is rubbish . |
| 7 | Well intentioned as the EEC goal is , it is worth remembering that four out of five cars would be unable to run if the lead were removed . |
| 8 | The survey , by Industrial Relations Services in Equal Opportunities Review , looked at 4,000 job advertisements for evidence of age bias — and found that four out of five asked for applicants to be under 45 . |
| 9 | In December 1982 a Marplan public opinion poll found that four out of five of those questioned thought that early retirement was a desirable measure for alleviating unemployment . |
| 10 | For most , there is an enduring search for bonds of love and loyalty , and other research showed that four out of five teenagers involved in a sexual relationship had been going out with their partner for six months or more . |
| 11 | An investor in a Broadway production knows full well that four out of five investments will certainly be lost . |
| 12 | I can tell my hon. Friend that four out of five of those elderly patients have accepted their check-ups and that nine out of 10 found them useful . |
| 13 | In Ayrshire this July , Systems Three found that four out of five of those polled were strongly opposed to the scheme . |
| 14 | In reply to his observations about security , I should point out that in recent weeks the Chief Constable indicated that four out of five terrorist attempts are prevented and interdicted as a result of the work of the security forces . |
| 15 | Even if one accepts the figures , it is apparent that four out of five fatal accidents are caused by people who are stone-cold sober . |
| 16 | MORE THAN four out of five people who apply for planning permission get it . |
| 17 | MORE than four out of five Britons feel they are financially worse off than they were a year ago . |
| 18 | He should also be in no doubt of the effectiveness of that policy bearing in mind the fact that the Chief Constable said recently that more than four out of five terrorist incidents are thwarted and never take place . |
| 19 | It found that four out of five publicans and restaurateurs in the survey agreed it was good for business , and four out of five managers said recorded music made customers stay longer . |
| 20 | More than half have an average of five years managing director experience in at least two positions and four out of five claim experience in turning around a company . |
| 21 | In recent years they 've all got the real ale kick and always have too many pumps , which means that the throughput is slow and four out of five beers go off before they 're half sold . |
| 22 | Patients pay £4.25 per item but four out of five prescriptions are dispensed free to people who are exempt . |
| 23 | At any one time only two out of five surnames in the parish were those of this hard core of families , but four out of five of the total entries belonged to this group . |