Example sentences of "[noun sg] by about [num] per [no cls] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the two years before its death , advertising volume dropped by a quarter and circulation by about 10 per cent ( Clark , 1981 , p. 12 ) . |
| 2 | The value of exports rose by 29 per cent to Rs202,800 million , helped by the depreciation by about 12 per cent of the rupee and liberalization measures . |
| 3 | We 've increased business by about 50 per cent in the past six months and our turnover is going to be double last year . |
| 4 | The merger increased the student population of the Polytechnic by about 15 per cent and , perhaps more important , it represented a significant departure from previous practice in that , for the first time , the validation of teacher training courses in the Principality was to be vested in the CNAA . |
| 5 | By lining up all the deuterons with the magnetic field , it is , in theory , possible to increase the fusion rate by about 50 per cent . |
| 6 | Inclusion of the institutional population appears to increase the overall disability prevalence rate by about 6 per cent . |
| 7 | Crime levels have been rising throughout the western industrialised world since the 1950s , on average by about 6 per cent . |
| 8 | That 'd be a bit too drastic , but I 've cut the intake by about eighty per cent . ’ |
| 9 | Heat usually lost up the chimney is recovered and passes back into the room ; in fact , some models claim to increase efficiency by about 40 per cent . |
| 10 | Eric Sortwell , manager of the Asda superstore at Bedminster , Bristol , said yesterday : ‘ We had to underestimate each bill by about 50 per cent . ’ |
| 11 | When set up as a Novell 3.11 file server the DC-2031 cached IDE host card only really made its presence felt on the 128Kb Sequential Read Test , improving performance by about 15 per cent . |
| 12 | The Church Commissioners , who supply parishes with about half their funds , have had to cut their contribution by about 20 per cent . |
| 13 | The announcement follows the dismantling of the National Security Management system — the ‘ shadow ’ system of government by security chiefs — and ties in with plans to reduce the military budget by about 15 per cent , or £375 million . |
| 14 | The announcement follows the dismantling of the National Security Management system — the ‘ shadow ’ system of government by security chiefs — and ties in with plans to reduce the military budget by about 15 per cent , or £375 million . |
| 15 | Both American Express and Diners Club have lost ground to Mastercard Gold , which increased its share of the market by about 38 per cent in 1990 ( although from a small base ) and now has 19 per cent of the cards in issue by volume , compared with American Express ' 57 per cent and Diners Club 's 13 per cent , says Market Assessment . |
| 16 | First of all applications to the University rose by about thirteen per cent , which was very much better than what happened to all other universities . |
| 17 | Over this period , the dollar rose by about 2.5 per cent according to the IMF 's World Economic Outlook of May 1990 . |
| 18 | If you buy a 500 W oven , you 'll need to lengthen the cooking time by about 30 per cent . |
| 19 | Recipes in magazines and books ( and cooking times on many pre-packed foods ) are generally based on 600 to 700 W. If you buy a more powerful oven , you 'll need to reduce the cooking time by about 25 per cent , or lower the power level to the equivalent of 600 to 700 W and cook for the normal time . |