Example sentences of "[be] [adv] [num] [no cls] cent " in BNC.
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| 1 | In local elections held on June 7-8 in 341 municipalities throughout the country the two partners in the ruling coalition , the True Path Party ( DYP ) and the Social Democratic Populist Party ( SHP ) , won 35 and 23 per cent of the vote respectively ( their combined total having been only 47 per cent in the October 1992 general election ) . |
| 2 | If last year 's consumer boom had not been allowed to boil over , our nine-year growth rate would have been below two per cent . |
| 3 | Fresh elections were due on April 7 in six constituencies where turnout on Feb. 24 had been below 50 per cent ( the average turnout was over 71 per cent ) , and were also awaited in two constituencies where a run-off on March 4 had failed to produce a winner . |
| 4 | ‘ We are only 70 per cent fit for international rugby — and the players are well aware of that ’ , said coach Alan Davies . |
| 5 | On top of this , food eaten eight miles up needs extra seasoning because at altitude taste buds are only 70 per cent efficient . |
| 6 | In the West although we are only 20 per cent of the world 's 3,000 million we have 90 per cent of the world 's income , 90 per cent of its gold reserves , 95 per cent of its scientific knowledge , 70 per cent of its meat and 80 per cent of its protein . ’ |
| 7 | For example , Japanese mortality rates for the 65 — 74 age group are only 60 per cent of those prevalent in Great Britain . |
| 8 | Today these figures are only 22 per cent and 39 per cent respectively , whilst support for visits from nuclear-armed ships has dropped from 47 to 24 per cent . |
| 9 | Prices for these northern shores are generally 10-15 per cent lower than their English Channel equivalent . |
| 10 | Thomson , whose companies include Horizon , Skytours , OSL , HCI and Wings , announced its new prices as it was revealed that bookings for 1993 are already 10 per cent down on last year . |
| 11 | While typical power stations are just 34 per cent efficient — converting most of their energy into heat lost to the air — CHP systems can reach 80 per cent efficiency . |
| 12 | And you reckon we 're we 're four per cent you 're about four per cent below . |
| 13 | We had 80 per cent occupancy over the entire year , yet we 're about 25 per cent down on budget for those occupancy figures . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ After the crash I am still 100 per cent . |
| 15 | I am still 100 per cent behind Credit Management and all that it stands for . |
| 16 | Despite the fall in September sales , the figures produced by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders show that total sales in the first nine months , at 1,919,338 , are still 5 per cent up on the same period last year . |
| 17 | Rates in the West Midlands , however , are still 8.3 per cent below the national average . |
| 18 | Even when VAT is recoverable , prices are still 35–40 per cent higher in the UK , and would add another £3 per hour to the cost of operating a C152 . |
| 19 | Labour costs per head are still 50 per cent above Scandinavian levels but are falling steadily and with work for the next two years all Govan now needs is a substantial new order before the middle of 1994 to ensure its future . |
| 20 | This time there were bubbles of water , and he concluded that his first sample — ostensibly uncontaminated fuel — had actually been nearly 100 per cent water . |
| 21 | There are nearly 30 per cent more public payphones and now , at any one time , 96 per cent of them actually work ! |
| 22 | The East India Company 's nominal capital of £740,000 would have been about 2 per cent of the national income , though in fact only half of it was paid up until calls for fresh capital had to be made in the 1690s . |
| 23 | CDs are therefore very similar to negotiable money market deposits , although the yields are about 0.25 per cent below the equivalent period deposit rates because of the added benefit of liquidity . |
| 24 | House prices are about 45 per cent . |
| 25 | American Coal Enterprises say its steam loco will be 15 per cent efficient ( modern diesels are about 30 per cent ) . |
| 26 | In the northern temperate zone the values are about 50 per cent higher than these estimates , and in the southern temperate zone about 50 per cent lower . |
| 27 | In general , dwellings in rural areas and conurbations are about 25 per cent more likely to be in poor condition than dwellings in provincial towns . |
| 28 | Consequently , the highest rates of unemployment occur in the inner urban areas — in some cases almost 40 per cent at a time when general unemployment levels , according to the official figures , are about 6 per cent . |
| 29 | Detailed studies of the cost of such tied aid have indicated that the resultant prices to the recipient country are typically 20 per cent more than they would have been if the country had a free choice in its supplier . |
| 30 | The uranium series measurements give a slightly older date of 205,000 years BP , but given that the uncertainties in each of these figures are typically 20 per cent , the two techniques can be said to agree with each other . |