Example sentences of "be [adv prt] 30 per cent " in BNC.
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| 1 | By that year , energy consumption should be down 30 per cent and emissions of pollutants by 70 per cent . |
| 2 | David Gockley reports that corporate contributions , an essential ingredient of his budget , were down 30 per cent this year ; obviously , another year or two like that and the HGO will be in desperate straits . |
| 3 | By 1984 the number of airlines had risen from 36 to 120 , fares were down 30 per cent , and passengers use was up 50 per cent . |
| 4 | Teachers ' pay is up 30 per cent in real terms since 1979 . |
| 5 | Mr Livingstone 's vote was down 30 per cent compared with last year ; but all other left-wing candidates lost votes , too . |