Example sentences of "[prep] [adv] to 10 per " in BNC.
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1 | Slackness in the official compilation and in-between-election-activity by the Labour Party has always carried a penalty of up to 10 per cent for Labour , but what emerged from a comparison of the electorates of 1987 and 1992 in the six Edinburgh constituencies was a drop of 14,737 electors . |
2 | These bacteria are very common and live naturally in the back of the nose and throat of up to 10 per cent of the population . |
3 | fines of up to 10 per cent of UK turnover for firms found to be in breach of the prohibitions . |
4 | Fines of up to 10 per cent of the worldwide turnover of the guilty parties may be imposed . |
5 | A subsequent weakening of international oil prices , however , caused the government to order spending reductions of up to 10 per cent in the 1991 budget [ see below ] . |
6 | , Scientists at the Dutch Central Veterinary Institute claim to have isolated the cause of the Mystery Reproductive Syndrome ( MRS ) disease which has been sweeping pig herds across much of western Europe over the past few months , leading to the loss of up to 10 per cent of offspring in some herds . |
7 | This should result in cuts of up to 10 per cent in fuel consumption . |
8 | It can impose substantial fines ( of up to 10 per cent of turnover ) on parties who give effect to a merger either during the suspensory period or after the Commission has issued a decision prohibiting it ; and on parties who fail to divest businesses ( or take other action ) where the Commission has ordered them to do so . |
9 | Managerial staff will get 3.5 per cent , plus a bonus of up to 10 per cent depending on performance . |
10 | The researchers have found nylon production to be responsible for up to 10 per cent of the increase in nitrous oxide . |
11 | Lenses of Pb-Zn sulphides with up to 10 per cent Pb +&plus Zn have been found at several localities in the Dalradian , and other areas of barium-enriched sediments also occur ( Coats and others , 1984a ) . |
12 | As numbers of mortgage arrears and repossessions grow , especially in London and the Southeast , and with up to 10 per cent of mortgage borrowers said to be in minor arrears or postponed repayments , building societies and other lenders are being particularly careful to offer their borrowers help in paying . |
13 | The aim of the traffic engineers was to cut car journeys by up to 10 per cent , creating congestion-free running for buses , goods vehicles and the remaining cars . |
14 | Adding bearings to a building can increase the cost by up to 10 per cent . |
15 | During the 1960s , ozone concentrations generally increased by up to 10 per cent at some monitoring stations ( Komhyr et al. , 1971 ) , and this was believed to be associated with variation in solar radiation over the 11-year cycle ( Keating , 1978 ) . |