Example sentences of "nearly 25 [unc] [no cls] " in BNC.
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| 1 | That brings the officially acknowledged contribution of petrol-lead to blood-lead up to 30 per cent in adults and nearly 25 per cent in children and boosts the case against lead in petrol . |
| 2 | A four-minute call during cheap rate times will cost just 99p , down nearly 25 per cent , says British Telecom . |
| 3 | Of these 20,000 males and 1,100 females ( nearly 25 per cent and about 30 per cent respectively ) were imprisoned for defaulting on fine payments . |
| 4 | Sales of packeted cigarettes fell by nearly 25 per cent between 1972 and 1984 . |
| 5 | By the end of the reign total land revenue came to about £100,000 , a rise of nearly 25 per cent , compared with a price rise of about 75 per cent . |
| 6 | It is estimated that the number of people aged between sixteen and nineteen will fall by over 850,000 between 1987 and 1995 — a reduction of nearly 25 per cent . |
| 7 | Barr has claimed that ‘ today 's grant would have to be increased by 12 per cent to restore its purchasing power to its level in 1978/79 , and by nearly 25 per cent to restore it to its 1962/63 peak ’ . |
| 8 | I have already told the House that the export performance of United Kingdom industry has been extremely good , with an increase of nearly 25 per cent . |
| 9 | Yet sterling was revalued by nearly 25 per cent . |
| 10 | , US steam coal prices may rise by nearly 25 per cent from the mid-1990s as a result of the US Clean Air Act of 1990 . |