Example sentences of "fall by about [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Analysts believe the FT-SE 100 could fall by about 150 points if Mr Kinnock gains power ; if Mr Major holds on , the index could jump 300 points or more , especially since the resultant strength of sterling might produce room for an interest rate cut . |
| 2 | The King 's is currently facing losses of up to £200,000 after audience figures fell by about 15 per cent during the last financial year . |
| 3 | The proportions of elderly people living in households who were neither living alone nor as a couple on their own fell by about half in the period 1961 to 1981 , so there is reduced scope for similar falls to occur in the future . |
| 4 | But the construction materials side saw operating profits plunge 36 per cent , especially in the UK , and both sales and profits in construction fell by about 40 per cent . |
| 5 | The number of self-employed farmers in the United States , Japan , France and Germany fell by about 6 million , or 50 per cent . |
| 6 | While prices were forcast to fall by about 10 per cent on average next year , a slow decline in interest rates over the next 12 months was seen as prompting a resurgence the following spring . |
| 7 | The power available from the hydroelectric station will be at least 800 MW , eight hours a day for the first 20 years , thereafter falling by about 30 per cent . |