Example sentences of "was almost [adj] per cent " in BNC.
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| 1 | Halsey and his associates show that while about 50 per cent of the pupils in private primary schools were from the professional class in the age cohorts 50–59 and 30–39 years , the corresponding proportion for the youngest age cohort , 20–29 years , was almost 70 per cent . |
| 2 | They showed that in the year to June reported crime was almost four per cent higher than in the previous twelve months . |
| 3 | There was almost 100 per cent attendance and we found that everybody was anti-dump — and vehemently so ’ . |
| 4 | ‘ Also I can confirm that contrary to a statement in today 's ‘ Newsletter ’ the information in your article was almost 100 per cent accurate . ’ |
| 5 | In every one of the 13 Inner London Boroughs the population decrease exceeded 10 per cent between 1971 and 1981 ; in Kensington and Chelsea the actual decrease was almost 29 per cent . |
| 6 | In 1982 , the death rate for adult professional and managerial employees was 23 per cent below the overall average , while for unskilled workers the death rate was almost 40 per cent above the average . |