Example sentences of "[num] [unc] [unc] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Several expert committees now recommend that this is reduced to 30–35 per cent of the calorie intake . |
| 2 | Kohl was elected chair by 98.5 per cent of the vote and de Maizière deputy chair by 97.4 per cent of the vote . |
| 3 | The main built-up areas at the hearts of the 228 functional regions recognized still account for 61.6 per cent of the total population , despite losing nearly 1.5 million people during the preceding ten years . |
| 4 | The " black " group were correct 61.6 per cent of the time ( over all 12 voices ) and the " white " group 52.5 per cent of the time . |
| 5 | The turnout was reported to be 99.78 per cent of the electorate ; 100 per cent of total votes cast were for the successful candidates . |
| 6 | As was customary in North Korea the authorities reported that 99.73 per cent of the electorate had voted , in each instance for the sole candidate of the ruling KWP . |
| 7 | In run-off presidential elections held on July 5 , Sixto Durán Ballén , 71 , leader of the right-wing United Republican Party ( PUR ) , won 19 of the 21 provinces with a total of 2,174,860 votes ( 57.9 per cent of the vote ) , defeating Jaime Nebot Saadi , 46 , of the ( also right-wing ) Social Christian Party ( PSC ) , who received 1,584,482 votes ( 42.1 per cent ) . |
| 8 | Levi and Sharon received 31.2 per cent and 22.3 per cent of the votes respectively . |
| 9 | This included 7,777,400 million won for defence spending , an increase of 12.9 per cent over the previous year . |
| 10 | This has already contributed to a fall in households ' income gearing , which stood at 11.4 per cent in the second quarter compared with a peak of 12.9 per cent in the second quarter of last year . |
| 11 | The 1990/91 budget for the financial year starting July 1 , 1990 , adopted on June 27 , was fixed at 550,000 million francs CFA , a reduction of 8.7 per cent on the 1989/90 budget [ for which see p. 37478 ] . |
| 12 | Influenced by the lower pound , earnings jumped by 22 per cent during the period and over the nine months . |
| 13 | R. Eugene Pincham , a black former state appellate judge , received 22 per cent as the candidate of the Harold Washington Party , a grouping founded in the aftermath of the 1987 death of , and named after , Chicago 's popular black mayor . |
| 14 | Some 22 per cent of the mothers had used an implement — a strap , cane or slipper — and another 53 per cent had threatened one . |
| 15 | On average , 22 per cent of the inspectors ' time is spent on inspection , including observation , recording and analysis . |
| 16 | From Monday the world 's third-richest nation ( in per capita income terms ) , an important member of Nato and the second-largest oil producer in Europe , will be run by a fragile alliance of Conservatives , who won 22 per cent of the vote , the Centre Party , representing farmers ' interests , who won 7 per cent , and the Christian Democrats , whose religious enthusiasts won 9 per cent . |
| 17 | Since 1979 there has been a loss of over 1.5 million manufacturing jobs ; by 1987 manufacturing accounted for only 22 per cent of the British workforce , ‘ a figure more typical of countries with large fishing or agricultural sectors ’ . |
| 18 | The company insists that a takeover would give it only 22 per cent of the total market for white and brown goods — everything from washing machines and fridges to video recorders and hi-fi — and small electrical appliances . |
| 19 | In mounting his assault on Wednesday , Kingfisher chief executive Geoffrey Mulcahy claimed a successful takeover would give the group 22 per cent of the British retail electrical market . |
| 20 | In mounting his assault on Wednesday , Kingfisher chief executive Geoffrey Mulcahy claimed a successful takeover would give the group 22 per cent of the British retail electrical market . |
| 21 | WHEN Kingfisher 's Geoff Mulcahy launched his £560million bid for Dixons , he insisted that a takeover — merging Kingfisher 's Comet with Stanley Kalms ' chain — would give the combined company 22 per cent of the UK retail electrical market . |
| 22 | As many as 42 per cent of the youth , compared with 22 per cent of the adults , thought the reconstruction of Germany could best be carried out by ‘ a strong new Führer ’ . |
| 23 | For example Charlesworth et al , 1984 , by analysis of 1979/80 survey data on 255 elderly people and their 157 carers in north-west England , found that 22 per cent of the carers felt their caring role had either exacerbated or caused a health problem for them ; 38 per cent had experienced some restriction in relation to work , and 44 per cent some restriction on their leisure time . |
| 24 | Overall in South America , some 22 per cent of the arid regions are severely or very severely affected by desertification and there are few remedial programmes in hand . |
| 25 | These are the areas in which the remaining forest lands are located ; now only 22 per cent of the country is forested in comparison to nearly 100 per cent in 1900 and 66 per cent in 1945 ( Myers 1988 ) , which in itself constitutes a loss of revenue as timber exports ( a major source of foreign currency ) have declined in the last 20 years . |
| 26 | In 1973 the industry came under national control and since then it has expanded from nearly 44 000 ha to more than 70 000 ha and employs more than 22 per cent of the island 's labour force . |
| 27 | The pattern of relative abundance of Ichneumonidae is quite different : nearly a third of the 455 species trapped during 1972–73 were represented by single individuals , and the seven commonest species made up only 22 per cent of the catch . |
| 28 | It was found that 22 per cent of the whole group of children were thought to need a substitute family ; and permanent substitute families were being sought for nearly three-quarters of these . |
| 29 | The bonus payment differential though is much larger at only 43 per cent and 22 per cent of the sums paid in large firms . |
| 30 | 22 per cent of the overall decline in mortality from 1848 to 1971 have been attributed to the decline of TB in all its forms ( McKeown 1976 ) , and 45 per cent to 1900 . |