Example sentences of "[noun] [adv] 70 [unc] cent of " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the initial review about 70 per cent of the LEAs responded with information , as did nearly all GCE and CSE Boards , the City and Guilds and the RSA . |
| 2 | As she looked around she felt a twinge of sadness that in a carriage where 70 per cent of the commuters were men there were five women forced to stand in the aisle . |
| 3 | The health and lifestyle survey reported that overall about 70 per cent of the British population reported that they ‘ did things ’ to promote their health . |
| 4 | The gap must be narrowed between the rich countries of the world and the poorer countries where 70 per cent of the world 's people live on only 30 per cent of its income . |
| 5 | ‘ The ICI business and the sales generated at Bremen give Courtaulds about 70 per cent of the aerospace coatings market in Germany . ’ |
| 6 | But Mr Soley defended the policy in an interview with the Guardian : ‘ The problem is most acute in rural areas , such as the South-west , where there is a growing problem of ghost villages where 70 per cent of the houses are only occupied at weekends or during the summer , ’ he said . |
| 7 | In the nineteenth century about 70 per cent of all Siberia 's ‘ Russians ’ lived in the three most westerly provinces ( Tobolsk , Tomsk and Yeniseisk ) , while only 30 per cent lived in the eastern half of Siberia . |