Example sentences of "rise by about [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I am pleased that through the good settlement that I was able to give to the Arts Council of Great Britain for the year ahead and , through it , the Welsh Arts Council , the Welsh National Opera 's overall income from the two arts councils will rise by about 7 per cent . |
| 2 | The peak JAA activities for the CAA are 1990–93 , when SRG 's costs will rise by about two per cent as a result of JAA work . |
| 3 | The sea level will rise by about 14 inches instead of 39. -AP . |
| 4 | The Government had predicted that rateable values would rise by about seven times , but the revaluation has produced an eightfold increase . |
| 5 | Latest estimates are that sea levels could rise by about 20 cm by 2030 and by 65 cm by the end of the 21st century . |
| 6 | Savings rates will rise by about 0.75 per cent . |
| 7 | According to the Soviet news agency Tass , prices of dairy products would rise by about 25 per cent and bread by as much as 100 per cent . |