Example sentences of "over 90 [unc] [no cls] " in BNC.
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| 1 | From de Valera 's point of view — and the majority of the nation and its politicians would have concurred — the fact that the Free State was over 90 per cent catholic meant that its moral and social outlook would reflect catholic beliefs . |
| 2 | Small panels of bold , simple very low relief are perhaps most easily carved by hand , but on other work time savings of over 90 per cent can be achieved ; 75 per cent is a reasonable average . |
| 3 | Note , however , that over three-quarters of those who watched ITV news at any time had also watched BBC-TV news on the same day ; and over 90 per cent of those who watched ITV news regularly also watched BBC-TV news regularly . |
| 4 | Ahidjo did not subsequently return to Cameroun , and in the presidential election of January 1984 Biya received a ‘ yes ’ vote of over 90 per cent , which most Camerounians considered to be a genuine indication of his underlying support . |
| 5 | Over 90 per cent of 3–4 year-olds are engaged in some form of group activity . |
| 6 | The gonococcus , a micro-biological master of male chauvinism , not only gives virtually no clues as to its presence in an infected female , but , should she attend a clinic or specialist for the purposes of diagnosis , it will only reveal itself m-some 50 per cent of cases at the first visit compared to well over 90 per cent of cases in males . |
| 7 | If a man is suspected of having gonorrhoea , examination of the discharge from his urethra will demonstrate the organism in over 90 per cent of the cases when it is there . |
| 8 | Material suppliers ' levels of plant utilisation have fallen again with 25 per cent of companies reporting over 90 per cent utilisation ; the lowest proportion for over five years . |
| 9 | Of 2,000 people interviewed by the BBC , over 90 per cent had heard of the CAB , and of these , a quarter had contacted one . |
| 10 | At primary level , official figures claim a gross enrolment ratio of over 90 per cent , but drop-out levels continue to be very high in rural areas . |
| 11 | The reporting rate , and the detection rate , for murder is over 90 per cent , and for serious assault over 80 per cent . |
| 12 | Most LDCs experience at regular intervals external current account ( deficit ) problems due to a lack of diversified exports and/or deteriorating terms of trade because many obtain more than 50 per cent of their export earnings from one or two products , e.g. Zambia regularly obtains over 90 per cent of its foreign exchange earnings from copper . |
| 13 | Over 90 per cent of uranium used in the non-Communist world comes from the United States , Canada , Australia and Africa . |
| 14 | A dose of 20 per cent less than the LD 50 will kill few and a dose of 20 per cent more will kill over 90 per cent ’ . |
| 15 | Research into fluorescent tube lighting , used widely in commercial and public buildings , has made it possible to save over 90 per cent of electricity . |
| 16 | It is only after listening again to my tape-recording of our meeting that I hear him eventually say in his educated , upper-class Dublin accent : ‘ Well , over 90 per cent of people who get raped are not injured in that rape . ’ |
| 17 | This is in accord with the home addresses given , the types of car driven ( over 90 per cent of all guests arrived by car ) and your own observations of guests currently in residence . |
| 18 | In retailing , for example , the state 's share fell from over 90 per cent to just over 50 . |
| 19 | Historical evidence would suggest that American and French sign languages began to go their separate ways in 1816 , when French Sign Language was imported with the French deaf teacher Clerc ; one would therefore expect a very high degree of similarity , as 1816 is very recent in glottochronological terms , and the percentage of cognate signs should be over 90 per cent . |
| 20 | Similarly , on the eve of the Reformation , over 90 per cent of testators in three of the archdeaconries of the diocese of Lincoln were leaving bequests to cathedrals , and over 80 per cent to parish churches . |
| 21 | Over 90 per cent of entries in all technical subjects are from boys . |
| 22 | Over 90 per cent stated that they frequently supervised and assisted small groups of children engaged in educational activities set by the teacher , and encouraged children by offering appropriate attention and by showing interest in their activities . |
| 23 | Over 90 per cent of the assistants frequently supervised and assisted small groups of children engaged in educational activities set by the teacher , and slightly fewer worked with individuals and related their progress to the teacher . |
| 24 | For the whole sector it is much in line with the overall growth of GDP , but it is noteworthy that between 1951 and 1964 insurance , and banking and finance grew by nearly 50 per cent faster than GDP and between 1964 and 1973 by just over 90 per cent [ Matthews et al. , 1982 ] . |
| 25 | In a city with 12 per cent unemployment 300 recent placements have resulted in an over 90 per cent job retention rate after the first three years of employment . |
| 26 | For example , in a survey of the Iron and Steel Industry during 1979 , it was found that over 90 per cent of subcontracting companies employed over 300 workers ( Mesatoshi 1980 p.51 ) . |
| 27 | Between 1975 and 1980 the share of firms employing less than 300 workers in total bankruptcy debts rose from 75 to over 90 per cent . |
| 28 | For example , in a survey of the Iron and Steel Industry during 1979 , it was found that over 90 per cent of subcontracting companies employed over 300 workers ( Mesatoshi 1980 p.51 ) . |
| 29 | Recipients of loans Between 1981 and 1985 the EIB undertook loans of ECU28.5 billion , and of this over 90 per cent was within the European Community . |
| 30 | Over 90 per cent of the heroin users at each agency had been using the drug for between one month and five years . |