Example sentences of "[noun sg] and almost [num] [no cls] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In elections held on Sept. 29 to the city parliament in Bremen , with an electorate of about 500,000 , the Social Democratic Party ( SPD ) , which had held power in Bremen for the past 20 years , remained the largest party but lost its overall majority and almost 12 per cent of the vote . |
| 2 | Around four million barrels ( 660,000 tonnes ) of oil were being burned each day in March 1991 , nearly three times the pre-war Kuwait output and almost 10 per cent of the world 's daily ration . |
| 3 | But despite severe financial problems they have been growing in number and now produce around 40 per cent of Israel 's agricultural output and almost seven per cent of its industrial goods . |
| 4 | In relation to transfer , about 50 per cent of employment had come from the local area and almost 25 per cent from the region . |
| 5 | Quite a few of you are dissatisfied with your showers ; 25 per cent are unhappy with its performance and almost 20 per cent with its ease of use . |