Example sentences of "at least [adj] [unc] [no cls] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Claiming to speak for the eighty per cent of Kindertransporte refugees who were clearly Jewish ( though of these only twenty per cent were orthodox and at least fourteen per cent were non-practising ) , Schonfeld argued a policy of Jewish homes for Jewish children and , if this failed , for the RCM to devote its energies to raising money for hostels where religious supervision ( of a strictly orthodox nature ) could be guaranteed . |
| 2 | For those savers who are prepared to lock up their minimum deposit of £5,000 for six months there is the Interest Assured Bond paying at least 11.5 per cent net . |
| 3 | The vast majority of children , however , are educated in state schools — at least 93 per cent of primary children and 92 per cent of secondary children . |
| 4 | ‘ At least six per cent said they would use the bus less often and I do not know of any business in this town which can afford to throw away six per cent of its income . ’ |
| 5 | For instance , if an economy grows at 5 per cent per year following a two-year disbursement of a structural adjustment loan , if the international price for the country 's commodity exports has risen by at least 5 per cent in the same period of time , can the loan be regarded as justified ? |
| 6 | They lent up to 100 per cent of valuation although normally they would ask for a deposit of at least 5 per cent in 1990 . |
| 7 | Two salient age groups can be distinguished : the 16–30 age group , which contains all ages comprising at least 1 per cent of the users ( 92 per cent of all users ) ; and the 18–22 age group , which contains the five ages which each comprised at least 5 per cent of the users ( 56 per cent of all users ) . |
| 8 | There was no " hurdle " to surmount if representation were to be won ( in West Germany parties had to poll at least 5 per cent of the vote to enter parliament ) . |
| 9 | A further 100 seats were set aside for members to be appointed proportionally among political parties winning at least 5 per cent of the vote , including 20 reserved for overseas Chinese . |
| 10 | *SSW — South Schleswig Voters ' Association , a Danish minority party excluded from the requirement of winning at least 5 per cent of the vote to win representation . |
| 11 | Panic demanded fresh elections on the grounds of large-scale fraud ; international monitors from the CSCE confirmed that at least 5 per cent of voters had been prevented from voting . |
| 12 | In 1851 at least 5 per cent of London 's population were of Irish origin . |
| 13 | One in 10 of last year 's 72,000 visitors was Japanese , so the trust has introduced information leaflets written in their native language in the expectation that among 87,000 visitors this year , at least 14 per cent will be from Japan . |
| 14 | Disablement Benefit is paid as a weekly pension but you will only be paid if you are assessed as at least 14 per cent disabled . |
| 15 | The major targets included increasing GNP by 5.6 per cent , national income by 5.8 per cent , agricultural production by 4.5 per cent and export value by " at least 16 per cent " . |
| 16 | This interpretation is supported by the demonstration of tumour suppressor activity of wild type p53 in at least two in vitro systems , and the finding that reintroduction of the wild type p53 gene into a colorectal carcinoma cell line with one p53 gene mutated and the other deleted , results in suppression of growth . |
| 17 | The new standards demand that by 1998 at least two per cent ( 40,000 ) of all new cars must emit no smog-producing gases at all , which means in effect that they must be powered by electricity . |
| 18 | By all valid international comparisons , the NHS is under-funded by at least two per cent of gross national product . |
| 19 | He also predicted that a Labour government would have to increase interest rates by at least two per cent to defend sterling ‘ if the international community decides it does n't trust Labout and moves out of sterling ’ . |
| 20 | He said he was confident that at least 85 per cent of LWT 's shareholders , and all the managers , would support it . |
| 21 | It is generally agreed that a reduction of at least 85 per cent in chlorine producing compounds is necessary to keep present atmospheric chlorine levels stable . |
| 22 | But by 1954 it was confidentially estimated by the Narok administration that at least 85 per cent of the Masai living on the Mau , Melili and the plains had taken the Mau Mau oath . |
| 23 | ‘ In addition , they must achieve at least 85 per cent of their own target , ’ explained Sales Development Manager Nick Finlay . |
| 24 | It also stipulated that no subsequent change to the borrowing rules could be made without the approval of at least 85 per cent of the shareholders . |
| 25 | ‘ The field has been open to females only during the past year but we soon expect at least 10 per cent of dog-training course applicants will be female . ’ |
| 26 | An increase of at least 10 per cent will be demanded by union representatives , who will argue that only a substantial rise will improve morale . |
| 27 | Car workers ' unions are today expected to demand a wage rise of at least 10 per cent for the Ford motor company 's 31,000 hourly paid workers , when negotiations open in London . |
| 28 | Negotiators for 33,000 manual workers at Ford Motor Company yesterday put in a bid for a ‘ substantial rise ’ — thought to be at least 10 per cent . |
| 29 | The requirement of the old London Building Acts was that an area of window equal to at least 10 per cent of its floor area should be provided to light a habitable room . |
| 30 | ( In 1977 , 88 per cent of unemployed men received benefits that were at least 10 per cent lower than their previous earnings , according to DHSS data . ) |